Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes, in relation to the Perth Freight Link 'Roe 8' Highway extension, significant breaches have been documented and reported to the Minister in relation to approval conditions and management plans, relating to dust suppression, asbestos management, and trapping and relocation of endangered species;

(b) orders that there be laid on the table, by no later than 12.45pm on 15 February 2017, by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, the following documents:

  (i) a summary of correspondence or reports made to the Minister for the Environment and Energy or the Department of the Environment and Energy with evidence of compliance breaches with approval conditions since construction commenced, and the response to each, and

  (ii) a record of the dates, times and locations where state or federal compliance officers have been on site since construction began; and

(c) calls for construction to cease until Condition 2 is met and all such breaches with approval conditions have been investigated by the Minister.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is leave granted? Leave is granted for one minute.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government does not support the motion as it prejudges significant breaches to have occurred in anticipation of Commonwealth and state compliance processes and calls for construction to cease based on that prejudgement. However the Minister for the Environment and Energy advises that he can provide Senator Ludlam with a summary of correspondence or reports made to the minister or the department with evidence of compliance breaches with approval conditions since construction commenced, and response to each, and information about whether federal or state compliance officers have been on site since construction began.

Skye Kakoschke-Moore (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move an amendment to general business notice of motion No. 214 standing in the name of Senator Ludlam.

Leave granted.

I move:

That general business No. 214, standing in the name of Senator Ludlam, be amended by omitting para (c) from the motion.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Kakoschke-Moore be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

The question now is that the motion moved by Senator Ludlam, as amended, be agreed to.

Question agreed to.