Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

This bill is about the London protocol, and I think I have explained previously that the London protocol requires agreements to be made between nations before permits may be issued. Any project that took place in Australian waters would be subject to the existing regulatory arrangements that would apply for any CCS project that was initiated now. Potentially, that engages with quite a wide range of legislative and regulatory arrangements that go to environment protection, occupational health and safety, and a range of other questions.