The Tasmania Devils are one step closer to getting the green tick for the Macquarie Point Stadium after the Lower House approved the build.
Following a six-hour debate, the order was passed 25-9 on the combined votes of the Liberals, Labor, independent David O'Byrne, and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Carlo Di Falco, according to the ABC.
They approved the build of the suspected $1.13 billion stadium.
The Greens and independents Kristie Johnston, Peter George, Craig Garland, and George Razay voted against the order.
The vote followed a recommendation from the Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC), which is against building the stadium due to its size and cost.
The 23,000-seat stadium at Macquarie Point is essential for Tasmania's entry into the AFL men's and women's competitions.
New AFL COO Tom Harley reinforced the league's position in October, when he met with anti-stadium leaders Greens Vica Bayley and Cassy O'Connor, and Independents Peter George and Kristie Johnston.
A statement from the league read:
"AFL COO Tom Harley met with a delegation of two members of the Tasmanian Greens and two Independents today. He listened to a range of views and appreciated the group travelling to AFL House and putting those views forward.
"The AFL's continued position is a clear component of the licence bid from the Tasmanian taskforce was a new roofed stadium at Macquarie Point with a capacity of at least 23,000.
"It is a condition for the grant of the 19th licence, and that position has not changed.
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"The AFL look forward to the vote on the stadium in the coming weeks and the state continuing to build on the momentum and progress already made by the Tasmania Devils and their 214,000 members."
The Tasmanian government pledged $375 million, the Commonwealth $240 million, and the AFL $15 million for the venue, with the rest funded through borrowings.
The crucial vote for the stadium will be in three weeks, when it comes before the upper house on December 3 and 4.
