Votes · 8 May 2025
Urban Forest (Approval Criteria) Determination 2025 (No 1)—disallowable instrument 2025-16—amendment
A Greens motion to change the rules on when trees can be removed, so that a tree being dead or in a bad spot is not enough on its own. It was voted down. Not yet checked
Question as recorded: That the motion be agreed to.
Question resolved in the negative. Ayes 4, Noes 20. Not yet checked
LaborACT GreensIndependents for CanberraFiona Carrick IndependentCanberra Liberals
Ayes
4
Noes
20
Ayes (4)
- Andrew BraddockACT Greens
- Jo ClayACT Greens
- Laura NuttallACT Greens
- Shane RattenburyACT Greens
Noes (20)
- Andrew BarrLabor
- Caitlin ToughLabor
- Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
- Chris SteelLabor
- Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
- Elizabeth LeeCanberra Liberals
- Fiona CarrickFiona Carrick Independent
- James MilliganCanberra Liberals
- Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
- Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
- Marisa PatersonLabor
- Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
- Michael PetterssonLabor
- Peter CainCanberra Liberals
- Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
- Suzanne OrrLabor
- Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
- Tara CheyneLabor
- Thomas EmersonIndependents for Canberra
- Yvette BerryLabor
Issues this vote counts towards
- Trees, bushland and lakesNot yet checked
Voting Aye counts as for “Add protections or funding for trees, bushland and lakes beyond current rules”. It would have made it harder to remove trees.
Source
Hansard, 2025-05-08, p. 1448, #mr-braddock-2 (ACT Legislative Assembly)
Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election.