Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

There is a process underway to reconsider PEP-11, but it's not Minister King's intention to provide a running commentary on future decisions of the government. As you say, Senator Whish-Wilson, the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator finalised advice on PEP-11 for the New South Wales government and the Australian government on 18 October 2023. Departments are now reviewing this advice, as is appropriate. Any future decision on PEP-11 would first need to be considered by the government of New South Wales as a member of the Commonwealth-New South Wales offshore petroleum joint authority. A future decision on PEP-11 will only be considered by the Australian government once the New South Wales government minister has considered NOPTA's advice and made a formal decision on PEP-11, but it's not the government's intention to provide an ongoing commentary on PEP-11.