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SenateThursday 27 November 2025

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (17:16): I have some questions about the national interest proposal pathway. Looking at the drafting, I'm interested in knowing what is envisaged to be the sort of information that is so confidential that it couldn't be included in the requisite reasons for a declaration that a proposal is in the national interest.

SourceSenate, Thursday 27 November 2025 — official recordTA-251127-senate-a96591c097d1:s133