Senate debates

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Bills

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; In Committee

4:20 pm

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My summary of that summary, Minister, is that this wasn't an important enough issue for this bill. Feel free to correct me if that's not the case. Will you commit to some kind of pathway to reviewing shark nets and their exemption under these new federal laws? Is this something that you will continue to take representations from the community on? Will you seek a pathway forward to stop these shark nets from killing protected species, including endangered and critically endangered species, and federally protected cetaceans like humpback whales and dolphins?

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