• Independent Senator for ACT
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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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 (27 Nov 2025)

“On that—and I guess it's also linked to the species or ecosystems you said earlier that can't be offset—if the Threatened Species Scientific Committee recommends that a species or ecosystem be included on their list, does the minister have to accept that? If they don't, do they have to provide a public explanation as to why they're not taking the advice of the scientific committee...”

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 (27 Nov 2025)

“Thank you, Minister. That makes sense. Is there a provision, then, that the protection statement can't go against the recovery plan and must actually aid it?”

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 (27 Nov 2025)

“Minister, I will put two questions to you. The first one is on recovery plans. As I understand it, looking at the legislation, recovery plans can now be overridden by protection statements. I'm interested in what is behind the desire to undermine recovery plans. As I understand it, recovery plans are the most robust document for helping a threatened species to recover. Secondly, maybe just to...”

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