Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) The outcomes of the cumulative impact assessment work being jointly undertaken by a set of proponents at Abbot Point has been requested.

(2) The industry proponents at Abbot Point and the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited are working together on a coordinated, cumulative impact assessment, focussed on the combined impacts of proposals at Abbot Point, and within the context of other developments adjoining the Great Barrier Reef. A number of studies are being undertaken as part of this process, including coordinated studies on the potential impacts of habitat loss, lighting, visual amenity, and shipping arising from the Abbot Point proposals.