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

():  Under current regulatory arrangements, a proponent who is planning to dispose of CO2 in Australia by offshore CCS requires multiple approvals, including under the EPBC Act and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act. This doesn't change that. Projects or activities that require approval under current legislation would continue to require approval and assessment under legislation. I have on many occasions during the course of debate also made reference to the review that is being undertaken at the moment by DISR.