Kate Chaney (Curtin, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

This question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water. The benefits in the current environmental protection reforms are at risk of being undermined by huge loopholes. Under the reforms, projects can pay for environmental damage into a centralised offsets fund, but in New South Wales, Queensland, the Pilbara and overseas these funds have consistently failed to deliver real environmental outcomes. Will the government consider amendments to put stronger safeguards around this offsets fund so that it actually delivers for nature?

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