Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Emergency Management) Share this | Hansard source

Senator, you will know, and you will have heard the minister say on many occasions, that her obligation under the EPBC Act is to assess information that is before her when certain thresholds are triggered. She has also indicated, as have plenty of environment ministers before her, that speculating about the way that she will use her powers is not a helpful thing to do.

The minister has repeatedly made it clear that all projects must comply with national environmental law. All projects need to comply with the expanded water trigger that was introduced by this government, and, in the case of the company that you reference, they have been reminded of this on multiple occasions. It is the case that any breach of national environmental law will be treated extremely seriously. (Time expired)