Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 732 standing in my name in the terms circulated.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

(1) That the Senate notes that:

(a) the Final Report of the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is due to be presented to the Federal Government in October 2020; and

(b) the EPBC Act states that the Final Report of the Independent Review of the EPBC Act must be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment within fifteen sitting days of the Minister receiving the report.

(2) That consideration of the proposed introduction of any government bill to amend the EPBC Act be deferred until:

(a) the next sitting day after the Final Report has been tabled.

(b) the next sitting day after the tabling of Interim National Environmental Standards that have been endorsed by the full Consultation Group being chaired by Professor Graeme Samuel.