Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Questions without Notice

Oil Exploration

2:42 pm

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

[by video link] The permanent holders of PEP 11, Asset Energy and Bounty Oil & Gas, want to go straight from seismic testing to drilling, a change of permit that would require and skip community consultation. Given that the New South Wales Liberal government also opposes any extension to PEP 11 and that the ultimate decision rests with the federal minister, will your government listen to your federal and state colleagues rather than a few oil and gas interests and step in to protect the New South Wales coastline from a potentially deadly oil spill and a divisive— (Time expired)

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