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

As I think senators in this chamber understand, the minister has been required by law to undertake a reconsideration of the arrangements for salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour, and she has been very clear about her obligations under the law to do so. This is not a review that was initiated by the government, but it is a review that is required under the law. Again, in this chamber, we have one group of people saying the minister should make a decision based on their preferences, and on that side of the chamber we have another group of senators asserting that the minister should make decisions based on their preferences. Again, the minister will apply the law. It happens that a review of the EPBC Act and the framework around it is underway. There is legislation before this chamber that you could commit to vote for, but thus far you have not done so, and I invite you to actually jump up and vote for the legislation. (Time expired)