Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Bills

Planning and Environment Amendment (Soil Protection) (Solar Power Generation Facilities) Bill 2023

Introduction and first reading

Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (13:07): I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to provide for the mandatory consideration of soil and waterway protection when making the determination of applications for permits relating to solar energy generation facilities and for other purposes, and I move:

That the bill be now read a first time.

Motion agreed to.

Read first time.

Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL: I move:

That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.