Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Whish-Wilson, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry and Science, by no later than 5 pm on 6 April 2023, the following documents:

(a) the agreement between the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and The Metals Company (TMC) in relation to the development of an environmental monitoring and management plan (EMMP) for its proposed deep-sea polymetallic nodule collection operations in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean;

(b) details of the $1.5 million payment by TMC made to CSIRO in respect of the EMMP or any associated work, including any terms or conditions applied;

(c) communication between CSIRO and TMC (including its owners) in respect of the EMMP;

(d) communication between CSIRO and organisations included in the CSIRO-led consortium involved in the development of the EMMP;

(e) any environmental baseline data being used by CSIRO in the development of the EMMP, including any provided by TMC;

(f) any draft of the EMMP or framework used in its development; and

(g) any communication with any Commonwealth Government department in relation to the EMMP and the formation of the CSIRO-led consortium.

Question agreed to.