Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) As stated in the response to question on notice no. 366, the proposal being considered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is that described in the referral received on 16 August 2005 and as varied on 24 October 2008 and 9 June 2010. Under the EPBC Act, the minister may only accept the variation if satisfied that the character of the varied proposal is substantially the same as the character of the original proposal, having regard to the nature of the activities proposed to be carried out and the nature and extent of the impacts of the action.

(2) See answer to question (1).