9th Sep 2024, 1:09 PM – Representatives Future Made in Australia Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - National Interest Framework

The majority voted against amendments introduced by Clark MP Andrew Wilkie (Independent), which means they failed.

Amendment text

Clause 7, page 9 (after line 14), at the end of the clause, add:

(5) However, a sector of the Australian economy will not align with the National Interest Framework in the net zero transformation stream or the economic resilience and security stream if:

(a) the sector engages in, or has the overarching purpose of, supporting the exploration, prospecting, discovery, development, production or extraction of fossil fuels; or

(b) the sector engages in, or has the overarching purpose of, supporting the installation, commission, operation or maintenance of a power station that uses an energy source that is not an eligible renewable energy source (within the meaning of section 17 of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 ); or

(c) the sector is a technology for carbon capture and storage (within the meaning of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 ); or

(d) the sector develops or supports nuclear actions (within the meaning of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ), other than a sector that engages in or supports nuclear installations (within the meaning of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ); or

(e) the sector constructs, installs, commissions, operates or maintains infrastructure for the primary purpose of engaging in an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Note: In relation to paragraph (d), an example of nuclear installations is nuclear medicine.