Page 3912 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 29 November 2022

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Question put:

That the report be presented to the Assembly be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question resolved in the negative.

MADAM SPEAKER: The question now before us is Ms Vassarotti’s motion that the paper be noted. Ms Lawder, I apologise; I went straight to the vote and did not give you a chance to talk to your motion. But you could talk to the original motion.

Ms Lawder: I know, and I would have persuaded them!

MADAM SPEAKER: You have an opportunity to talk to the original motion if you wish. If not, I will put the question.

Question put:

That the Assembly take note of the paper be agreed to.

Original question resolved in the affirmative.

Human rights—environment—government response

Ministerial statement

MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra—Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Business and Better Regulation, Minister for Human Rights and Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (10.35): In recognition of the triple planetary threat—climate change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss—the ACT government has committed to consider including the right to a healthy environment in the Human Rights Act 2004.

Over the past 12 months, I have been working closely with Minister Vassarotti, as Minister for the Environment, to set the direction for how the government could consider this reform. This is an important item in the Parliamentary and Governing Agreement, and I thank Ms Clay for her motion brought to the Assembly in February this year which reiterated that commitment.

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