Division Description Changes — Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail — 26th Mar 2024

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representatives vote 2024-03-26#15 Edited by mackay staff on 2025-01-04 17:42:58	Title Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Tabling reasons for opinions Description ~~<p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>~~ ~~<p>The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Wentworth be agreed to.</p>~~ The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2024-03-26.119.1) introduced by Wentworth MP [Allegra Spender](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wentworth/allegra_spender) (Independent), which means it failed. ### Amendment text > (1) Schedule 2, item 6, page 62 (after line 36), after section 790E, insert: > >> 790F Ministerial opinions about regulations >> *>> (1) This section applies for any regulations (the relevant regulations)** that:* >> *>>> (a) are prescribed for** the purposes of paragraph 790E(1)(a); or* >>> *>>> (b)** amend regulations prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.* >> >> (2) If, before the relevant regulations were made, the Minister: >> *>>> (a) was of the opinion that the relevant regulations would, or would not, be inconsistent with the principles of ecologically sustain*able development set out in section 3A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; or >>> >>> (b) was given a written notice by the Environment Minister setting out the Environment Minister's opinion on that matter; >>> >>> the Minister must table that opinion (including the reasons for that opinion) in each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of that House after the day the relevant regulations were made. >>> >>> Note: If the Minister and the Environment Minister each held an opinion on the matter, then the Minister must table both opinions. ~~<p></p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~

~~Milton Dick~~
~~The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Wentworth be agreed to.~~
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2024-03-26.119.1) introduced by Wentworth MP [Allegra Spender](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wentworth/allegra_spender) (Independent), which means it failed.
### Amendment text
> *(1) Schedule 2, item 6, page 62 (after line 36), after section 790E, insert:*
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>> *790F Ministerial opinions about regulations*
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>> *(1) This section applies for any regulations (the relevant regulations) that:*
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>>> *(a) are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 790E(1)(a); or*
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>>> *(b) amend regulations prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.*
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>> *(2) If, before the relevant regulations were made, the Minister:*
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>>> *(a) was of the opinion that the relevant regulations would, or would not, be inconsistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development set out in section 3A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; or*
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>>> *(b) was given a written notice by the Environment Minister setting out the Environment Minister's opinion on that matter;*
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>>> *the Minister must table that opinion (including the reasons for that opinion) in each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of that House after the day the relevant regulations were made.*
>>>
>>> *Note: If the Minister and the Environment Minister each held an opinion on the matter, then the Minister must table both opinions.*
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