Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 and another

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Independent), which means it failed.

Amendment text

(1) Heading to clause 56, page 78 (line 3), at the end of the heading, add "—general".

(2) Page 79 (after line 7), at the end of Subdivision E, add:

56A Consultation by the Nature Repair Market Committee — Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders

The Nature Repair Market Committee must not advise the Minister whether the Minister should make or vary a methodology determination unless the Committee is satisfied that:

(a) appropriate consultation has been undertaken with any relevant local community of Aboriginal persons, or Torres Strait Islanders, in relation to the proposed determination or variation; and

(b) relevant input received as part of that consultation has been taken into account adequately.

(3) Heading to clause 65, page 91 (line 11), at the end of the heading, add "—general".

(4) Page 92 (after line 15), after clause 65, insert:

65AA Consultation by the Nature Repair Market Committee — Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders

The Nature Repair Market Committee must not advise the Minister whether the Minister should make or vary a biodiversity assessment instrument unless the Committee is satisfied that:

(a) appropriate consultation has been undertaken with any relevant local community of Aboriginal persons, or Torres Strait Islanders, in relation to the proposed instrument or variation; and

(b) relevant input received as part of that consultation has been taken into account adequately.