Senate debates
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Bills
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012; In Committee
10:22 am
Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source
Again, I think that they are two different matters. Minister Burke has powers under part 10 section 33. As I understand the way that part 10 operates, you can propose a strategic assessment but you do not have to make a decision under part 10. That is entirely a matter for Minister Burke. Then we have this piece of legislation, and they are completely unrelated. I can take it on notice, if that might assist, and see if Minister Burke wants to provide any additional information to that. But I do not see the relationship between this piece of legislation and part 10.
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