Letter To The Whip

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HON WILSON TUGKEY

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GREAT SOUTHEF

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Hon AIex Somtyay Mp _Clief Opposirí on S/hip PO Box 6022 Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600

Albany, W_4.

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Dea¡ AIex

I refer to the enclosed Notice of

Meeting,

:

As there-is no agenda attached, members can onry assume from media reports that arccomürerdarion from the Execufive * proì*ãïåã"såä^r* for amendments to the Rudd E.T.s. tegisrâJion

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w'ere such a proposal to eventu¿te" it would represenf a direct negative to thr cunent poricy ofthe coatition" whicrr is toilf"* irrË it to prooeed to a vote prior to tåe bopenhagen ior,f".uo"*_legisrariou were

cleerly sugh a posítion is u¡rtenable were rhe parry Room to aútrorise the anticipated recourrn endation.

It would therefore be.necessary, in my mind, for a vote to be FIRST tziken to confirm or otherwise, the

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Fufihermore' wh'st it is not corfir¡on practice, I consider in the circumsta¡:ces the votc should be taken by secret ballot.

circulating rtril to S I.*p þn91 corte*igues, I wish ro ernphasise it

s THE ETECIoRiITE oF o,cgivNoR covEhs THE FOLLOW¡NG 5{)

LOCiiL GÖVEÂNMENTI

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$at is impossible a'd foolish to authã¡ise negotialions'wittr the Government whatel'er the_arrticipated ãutoorne, wrrich couid resurt i' ¿ho Bill passing before copenhage.rïhikta policy remains tåat we oppose the Bill before Copenhagen.

Albâny, Boyup Brooir Êro0¡n€hill, Bruce l{ock. Carns'rroh, Coorovy,

Corrigin. Çrsnbrook, Cunderdin, Delwallilu.

Danrlar¡gs¡, Denrngr¡ç Dowei;n, Dumbleyung,

Your.s sincerely

G€reldton, Gfi óv,,ar: gerq

Gôomûllinq. Greenouqh frwin, Jerrgr¡g¡gup, Katanning. K€ltÉ¡lrerrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin Koorde. Kulin. Lake Gra<

Mingenew, Mocr¡, l\r,t6¡s Mt M¡rshall, Lac¡kínþudk Nare¡:been, Nungårin, Perenjori, Pl¿nægenet,

Ôuairading. Ravensthqr¡

HON WILSON TUCKEY MP

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Chlef Opposirion Whip

To:

All Coalition lHerrrbers and Senators

D,at€;

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Re:

Special Joint party Meefing _ Sunday- lB October Zû0g at B.3Opm

Þear Co,ileaEues

I am wrkÍng to inform you that the Leqder of the opposffion has.carred a Special.loint faraT Mee4ine to consrder tnê ,Emís$lons Trading Scheme, The [Íeetine wlll take Ftace Ppposltion party Roorn,

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in the

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As SenÞ.þ Estfmates are.belng held durfne the firsÊ sttting ureetç this nreeung will enaþle all Senators and Membe¡s the oppprtunity to express tfteir vfêws on tftls

lm.orrant topic free from

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or¡oå"i*

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thß earfy warning will enable ¡ .-!.r'*s¡g Me¡nhers q¡ru and senatom to grnend rravet bookings accor{i¡gty"

Yours silrcerely

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Chfef Opposftton Whip