Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

No, I will not be saying that. What I will be saying is that the minister I am representing today has this matter before him at the moment as far as his responsibilities under the EPBC Act are concerned, and there are a number of these measures in south-east Queensland. The decision on the Traveston dam will be made by the minister after full and thorough consideration of all the relevant information that emerged during the assessment process. The Traveston Crossing dam is being assessed under this act, as well as by the Queensland government under relevant state legislation. There are some 15,000 public submissions in response to the draft EIS and these matters will be considered thoroughly—as is the minister’s responsibility under the act.