Member

Not updating a national policy statement impacts investment and slows down the consenting process. It took more than 10 years to update the current suite of national policy statements, and some remain over 10 years old. That is why it is right for the Government to have such a high bar when it comes to exempting national policy statements from the requirement to be updated every five years. As such, the Bill already delivers the spirit of the amendment. However, I welcome the probing amendment as an opportunity to clarify the intent.