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

I did want to remind the chamber of everybody's contribution on all sides on the orange-bellied parrot. Minister Burke's environment department is closely monitoring this project to ensure that it is undertaken in a manner consistent with its conditions of approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Responsibility, as everyone in this chamber knows who was involved in that debate—including Senator Brandis, who voted to protect orange-bellied parrots—for wind farm approval rests primarily with state and local governments. The Commonwealth is involved only where wind farm proposals impact on matters of national environmental significance. The matters of national environmental significance projected for this project are listed threatened species and communities and listed migratory species. Minister Burke is advised that the importance— (Time expired)