Senate debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Bills
Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015; First Reading
3:37 pm
Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That the following bill be introduced: A bill for an Act to provide Australian landholders the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities on their land without prior written authorisation, to ban hydraulic fracturing, and for related purposes.
Question agreed to.
I present the bill and move:
That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time.
Question agreed to.
Bill read a first time.