Member

Sustainable drainage systems can play an important role in contributing to the improvement of the places and spaces where we live and work by balancing the opportunities and challenges that influence the design and development of communities. Amendment 337 seeks to implement Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 with the hope of providing a framework for the widespread approval and adoption of a sustainable drainage system. This is an important issue, which requires due government attention. I look forward to hearing the response to the amendment. Sometime in 1992, as an Environment Minister, I was shown examples of sustainable drainage systems and how wonderful they were, but I do not think that much has happened since then.