Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting the amendments put forward by the Australian Greens. Could I just put on the record that the government has very strict requirements in relation to reporting. This matter was also raised by Senator Xenophon in his speech in the second reading debate—that is, the necessity for stringent reporting requirements around all aspects of the act and the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

We ask the chamber to note that we have added a statutory requirement in the act for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to report annually on any trading that has been undertaken in the previous year. We will continue to consult with all senators in the chamber in relation to the very important issue of reporting arrangements.