Graeme Samuel calls for Labor to ditch ‘national interest’ workaround for environment laws
by Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#71F61)
Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don't comply with law
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The former competition watchdog chief Graeme Samuel says the government should axe its proposal to allow the environment minister to make decisions in breach of national laws if it is deemed in the national interest".
Samuel, who led a 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, also argued a loophole that effectively exempts native forest logging from the laws shouldn't be there".
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