Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Urban Development) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, I ask a supplementary question. Does the minister now dispute the AAP report of 22 November asserting that he is claiming the Commonwealth has the power to solely determine the siting of nuclear power stations? I would further ask the minister if he is aware of his own draft National Code for Wind Farms, where he states:

Consultation with and engagement of the community is seen as a particularly critical issue.

Further, he says:

A … Code would include local communities in the decision-making process and capture their local knowledge about the potential impacts on the landscape, property values and wildlife in their area.

Is the minister seriously now suggesting that these principles should apply to wind farms but not to nuclear reactors?