Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move the amendment standing in my name:

At the end of the motion, add:

  but the Senate calls on the Government to review the biosecurity framework to provide that Biosecurity Policy Determinations are subject to the disallowance and therefore Parliamentary scrutiny.

Question negatived.

Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move the Australian Greens amendment on sheet 7679:

At the end of the motion, add:

  but the Senate calls on the Government to establish and resource Environmental Health Australia in the same manner as Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia, in order to establish a partnership between communities, governments and environmental organisations to focus on high priority policy and planning issues in environmental biosecurity.

This amendment relates to the establishment of Environmental Health Australia, a body which would be equivalent to Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia, in order to establish a better partnership with the community, governments and environmental organisations to get a better focus on environmental biosecurity.

Question negatived.

Original question agreed to.

Bills read a second time.