Andrew Gee (Calare, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to support the amendments, and I commend the member on bringing them to the House. I'll be very brief because I know time is of the essence this evening. In particular, the amendment that at least one member of the regulator must have experience, knowledge and standing in the fields of agriculture or biological or ecological science, I think, adds a certain robustness to this legislation that will increase public confidence.

We also have to keep in mind that this bill is all about, to a large extent, agriculture—boosting the agricultural sector, making our agricultural land work better for farmers and also working for the environment at the same time. So I think to have the regulator with expertise in those fields makes a lot of sense. I commend the amendments to the House.

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