Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Bills

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012; In Committee

5:43 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens have four amendments which I propose to move through fairly expediently. However, I do have some general questions to begin with and I understand Senator Whish-Wilson has some as well. I want to ask some general questions around the advice that AFMA received over this particular quota, but because that has raised some other issues I would like to ask questions around those issues too. First off, I would like to ask about the advice that was received by the advisory committee that has been the subject of much discussion. Was that advice accepted holus-bolus by the commission? Was that advice the advice that the commission then made its decision on?

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