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Title

  • Documents Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1389 standing in my name for today concerning an order for the production of documents relating to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Just to clarify: it is to update the date that the order would be returned by to 5.00 pm, Friday the 15th.</p>
  • <p>Leave granted.</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-02-13.176.2) introduced by SA Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Green), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *(1) That the Senate notes that:*
  • >> *(a) the South Australian Royal Commission handed down its findings on 29 January 2019; and*
  • >> *(b) Commissioner Bret Walker, SC found that the construction of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was unlawful.*
  • > *(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 15 February 2019, all legal advice received by the Department or relevant agencies, including the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the National Water Commission, relating to the development of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the 2750GL water recovery target.*
  • <p>I move the motion as amended:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) That the Senate notes that:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) the South Australian Royal Commission handed down its findings on 29 January 2019; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) Commissioner Bret Walker, SC found that the construction of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was unlawful.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 15 February 2019, all legal advice received by the Department or relevant agencies, including the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the National Water Commission, relating to the development of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the 2750GL water recovery target.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 1389 be agreed to.</p>