Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I ask a supplementary question, Mr President. I note that there is no implementation schedule for the recovery plan for the spotted handfish. Has he been lobbied by former environment minister, Graham Richardson, or any other lobbyist for the proponents? If so, what advice has the minister given the proponents regarding any action he intends to take with regard to the spotted handfish? If he has not been lobbied by Graham Richardson, or any other lobbyist, will he now proactively inform the proponents that any development at Ralphs Bay that poses a threat to the endangered spotted handfish or results in the disturbance of heavy metal-laden sediments will not be approved?