Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Joyce, move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that on 27 August 2008 a petition of 10 300 signatures was presented to the Queensland State Parliament to stop the demolition of the National Trust listed (Endangered Building) and National Estate registered, Cairns Yacht Club; and

(b)

calls on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (Mr Garrett) to accede to the Emergency Listing Request made by the ‘People Against Demolishing the Yacht Club’ for the Cairns Yacht Club under the National Heritage guidelines.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—This is a short statement. The request to emergency list the Cairns Yacht Club was made to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts on 3 July. For a place to be included on the National Heritage List under the emergency provision the minister must be satisfied that (a) the place has one or more national heritage values; (b) that any of those values is under threat of a significant adverse impact; and (c) that the threat is both likely and imminent. It would be inappropriate for the government to support any motion which would, in effect, prejudge the minister’s determination in respect of this decision.

Question agreed to.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I would like to have it recorded that the Greens supported that motion.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That will be noted, Senator Brown.