Senate debates

Thursday, 16 August 2007

Water Bill 2007; Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007

In Committee

3:23 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister. As you would appreciate, the Greens feel strongly about this convention; it is very important. If the minister can assure us that, even though the conventions are not named, they will be included and taken into account through that non-limiting clause then the substance of what we seek to include would be dealt with. I am chasing this up so that we can be assured that these issues will be included in any subsequent planning, despite the fact that that convention is not specifically named. So that answer does reassure me somewhat.

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