Committees
Environment and Planning Committee
Reporting dates
Mr HAYES (Southern Metropolitan) (09:44): I move, by leave:
That the resolution of the Council of 4 March 2020 and the resolution of the committee reported to the house on 2 June 2020 requiring the Environment and Planning Committee to inquire into, consider and report by 30 April 2022 on Victoria’s transition to renewable energy be amended so as to now require the committee to present its report by 31 May 2022.
Mr DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan—Leader of the Opposition) (09:45): This is a very important committee, and it is an important inquiry. We do not in any way dispute the extension of this inquiry, but I can put on record that we are troubled that an important planning reference will not proceed. I do not think it is any great secret that there was an attempt by the opposition to extend the terms of reference to ensure that heritage and key vegetation requirements in our suburbs were actually properly considered by that inquiry, but I understand that the workload of the committee is such that that will not occur. I put on record our view that that inquiry and the planning matters, the vegetation matters and the heritage matters that relate to that inquiry are very, very important for metropolitan Melbourne. We are at significant risk, and this should be an urgent priority in our new Parliament.
Motion agreed to.