High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026

Senator WHISH-WILSON (Tasmania) (12:56): by leave—I move Greens amendments (1) to (11) on sheet 3713 together: (1) Clause 62, page 55 (line 20), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (2) Clause 63, page 56 (line 14), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (3) Clause 98, page 87 (line 21), omit "1,000", substitute "5,000".

(4) Clause 99, page 89 (line 4), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (5) Clause 100, page 89 (line 22), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (6) Clause 101, page 90 (line 15), omit "500", substitute "5,000".

(7) Clause 102, page 91 (line 9), omit "1,000", substitute "5,000". (8) Clause 103, page 92 (line 20), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (9) Clause 104, page 93 (line 12), omit "500", substitute "5,000".

(10) Clause 105, page 94 (line 5), omit "500", substitute "5,000". (11) Clause 116, page 109 (after line 22), at the end of the clause, add: Maximum penalty — certain contraventions by a body corporate (4) Despite subsection 82(5) of the Regulatory Powers Act, the pecuniary penalty that a relevant court may order a body corporate to pay for a contravention of a civil penalty provision in Part 3 or 4 of this Act must not be more than 10 times the pecuniary penalty specified for the civil penalty provision.

Note: Under subsection 82(5) of the Regulatory Powers Act, for a contravention of any other civil penalty provision of this Act by a body corporate, the pecuniary penalty imposed for the contravention must not be more than 5 times that specified for the provision. Question agreed to. Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.