Votes · 24 September 2026 · Minutes No 70

Energy—data centres

Amendment to an amendment (4 levels deep). A vote on changing someone else's proposed change. It is a step along the way, not the final decision, and members often vote on wording or tactics here.A vote on changing someone else's proposed change. It is a step along the way, not the final decision, and members often vote on wording or tactics here.

Mr Emerson's changes on data centres, adding warnings about higher bills and water use and applying the standards to centres approved before the new rules start. They were voted down. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

Question as recorded: That Mr Emerson’s amendment to Miss Nuttall’s proposed amendment to Mr Barr’s proposed amendment to Mr Milligan’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

Question resolved in the negative. Ayes 6, Noes 15.

LaborACT GreensIndependentIndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (6)

Andrew BraddockACT Greens
Fiona CarrickIndependent
Jo ClayACT Greens
Laura NuttallACT Greens
Rebecca VassarottiACT Greens
Thomas EmersonIndependent

Noes (15)

Andrew BarrLabor
Caitlin ToughLabor
Chris SteelLabor
Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Michael PetterssonLabor
Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
Suzanne OrrLabor
Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
Tara CheyneLabor

Issues this vote is grouped under

Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.

Rules for data centresReview in progress
Voting Aye would count (review in progress) as for “Set strict environmental conditions on new data centres”. They would have added stronger conditions.

Source

Hansard, 2026-09-24, p. 3261 (ACT Legislative Assembly)

Assembly Minutes, Minutes No 70, item 17 (ACT Legislative Assembly)

Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election, or the name they now sit under where that has changed. Members not listed have no recorded vote in this division; that doesn’t mean they abstained.

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