Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate condemns any payment of monies to Gunns Ltd for exiting native forest logging flowing from the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Tasmania .

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move as an amendment to the motion:

after "monies" insert ", outside of legal requirements,"

Question put:

That the amendment (Senator Bob Brown's) be agreed to.

The Senate divided. [16:19]

(The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator Parry)

Question negatived.

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—the government opposes Senator Colbeck's motion. There is no reference in the intergovernmental agreement between the Commonwealth and Tasmanian governments that refers to any payment of money to Gunns Limited. The government does not intend to support a motion condemning something that does not exist in the inter­governmental agreement referred to in the motion.

Original question put:

That the motion (Senator Colbeck's) be agreed to.

The Senate divided. [16:28]

(The PRESIDENT: Senator Hogg)

Question negatived.