Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) the bills legislate National Environment Standards for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) that are not defined,

(ii) these standards will be drafted after the passing of the bills,

(iii) the Senate is being asked to pass the bills without knowing what these standards are,

(iv) these standards must be provided with the bill so that the Senate knows what it is voting on,

(v) the federal government will also be able to steam roll state government processes, which is an affront to the Federation and a misuse of external powers,

(vi) under these bills areas of environmental importance are not protected as the developer can bring the development into 'net positive gain' by paying compensation for residual significant impacts into consolidated revenue (offsets) and the Australian environment is going to be for sale, and

(vii) the bill does not allow for the constriction of nuclear fuel fabrication plants, nuclear power plants, an enrichment plant or a processing facility which should be a matter for a separate bill, and

(b) calls on the Government to adjourn further debate on the bill until the first sitting day of March 2026".