Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I will just point out, Senator Whish-Wilson, that I am the minister in the Senate who represents the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, just to be absolutely correct about the title of the particular ministry to which you're directing this question.

Yesterday, I answered the question in relation to the opening up of a particular area of ocean between Victoria and Tasmania. But, once again, the independent assessment of the environmental impact of anything that occurs is undertaken by an independent organisation, NOPSEMA. I'm sure that you, Senator Whish-Wilson, would be very well aware of NOPSEMA's obligations under the act to make sure that they do not enable or allow exploration to be undertaken in a way that's detrimental to the environment in which it is being undertaken.

Senator Whish-Wilson interjecting—