Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I intend now to put the question on sheets 2310 and 2311, and then I will put a subsequent question on sheet 2314. The question is that the amendments on sheets 2310 and 2311 be agreed to.

Senator David Pocock's circulated amendments—

SHEET 2310

(1) Clause 198, page 226 (lines 3 to 8), omit subclause (4), substitute:

(4) The Minister must ensure that at all times at least one Nature Repair Market Committee member is a person who:

(a) belongs to an Australian First Nations community; and

(b) is recognised in that community as a person with significant standing; and

(c) has substantial experience or knowledge relevant to the functions of the Committee.

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SHEET 2311

(1) Clause 3, page 2 (before line 12), before paragraph (a), insert:

(aa) to halt and reverse nature loss, and prevent extinctions, by increasing the health, abundance, diversity and resilience of species, populations and ecosystems; and

(ab) to contribute to the goal of protecting and conserving by 2030:

(i) 30% of land in Australia; and

(ii) 30% of Australian waters; and