Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion (which is "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts (One Nation).

Motion text

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

(a) notes:

(i) that water recovered by the South East Flows Restoration Project is included in the South Australian Government's water accounting as a sustainable diversion limit adjustment, and

(ii) the figure used is not accurately measured for surface water and aquifer flow into the Coorong and Lake Albert; and

(b) calls on the Minister for the Environment and Water to ensure the surface water and aquifer flow from this project is measured and accounted for accurately".