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

Thanks very much, Senator Pocock. As I've indicated, a prerequisite for the receipt of any application for a permit would be the establishment of a bilateral agreement, and we've canvassed that in earlier discussions. The process would then require the proponent to submit an application to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and the department would seek expert advice on any specific aspect of any application that the delegate or the minister would require to ensure that a robust decision would be made.