Senate debates Bills

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012; In Committee


Stephen Conroy

Stephen Conroy Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate

7:50 pm

As with some other independent committees constituted under the EPBC Act, it is appropriate for there to be some flexibility of tenure to allow for the appointment of members for a shorter period than three years due to legitimate business reasons such as availability.

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