Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

to pick out the key operative amendments and make the point that these are being moved to reflect concerns raised during the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee's inquiry into the bill. Key amendment (2) deals with the sunsetting of national environmental standards. This amendment responds to the committee's recommendation and will provide for the automatic repeal, or sunsetting, of interim national environmental standards. Amendment (3) responds to the committee's recommendation 1 and will require the first review of a national environmental standard to be completed within two years. Amendment (5) inserts into the standards and assurance bill a new schedule 3, which will enable all states and territories to obtain advice from the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development. This will ensure that all states and territories have access to the best available science in relation to water resource issues. I commend the amendments to the House.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

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