Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Jonathon Duniam

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

(i) on 16 September 2024, the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water provided a link to a document as a response to order for the production of documents no. 601,

(ii) the document identified in that response was not the document being sought—and therefore the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water has not complied with the order, and

(iii) the document actually being sought was the statement of reasons (as referenced by the Minister for the Environment and Water in her Sky News interview of 5 September 2024) in respect of the August 2024 declaration on the tailings dam of the McPhillamys gold mine project; and

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, the statement of reasons by the Minister for the Environment and Water in respect of her declaration on the tailings dam of the McPhillamys gold mine project, under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984.

Question agreed to.

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Friday, 11 October 2024, full final copies of the two ministerial decision briefs titled MS24-001034 and MS24-001339 respectively.

Question agreed to.

Karen Grogan

If I could seek the indulgence of the Senate, I made an error in the count for motion 650. I seek leave to recommit the count.

Leave granted.

Sue Lines

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 650, standing in the name of Senator Nampijinpa Price and moved by Senator Askew, which is being recommitted, be agreed to.