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Northern Territory moves to scrap legal water protections for environment

A draft NT bill would delete requirements that water plans reserve water for rivers, wetlands and ecosystems, drawing accusations of a ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature.

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What to know

  • NT's Finocchiaro government plans to delete the legal requirement that water allocation plans reserve water for rivers, springs, wetlands and ecosystems.
  • The change is part of a broader package also altering marine pollution, heritage and mining legislation.
  • Environment and Indigenous groups say the move removes the territory's last water protections as fracking, datacentre and agricultural development expand.
  • NT environment minister Joshua Burgoyne disputes that the bill dismantles environmental safeguards, setting up a contested rollout.

“The scant safeguards that did exist – and they were threadbare – have just been ripped up altogether. They’re not even pretending any more that they’ve got an interest in protecting these places.”

Kirsty Howey, Chief executive, Wilderness Society · The Guardian ↗ · Oct 31

Kirsty Howey Chief executive, Wilderness SocietyLes Turner Chief executive, Central Land CouncilJoshua Burgoyne NT environment ministerMurray WattMurray Watt Federal environment ministerLia FinocchiaroLia Finocchiaro NT Chief Minister (CLP government)

Northern Territory moves to scrap legal water protections for environment
Guardian Environment

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    NT environment minister denies bill dismantles safeguards

    NT environment minister Joshua Burgoyne denied that the bill dismantled environmental safeguards, disputing the characterization made by environmental and Indigenous groups.

    “It’s so blatant and shameless to literally be deleting the environment’s water allocation.”
    — Kirsty Howey, Chief executive, Wilderness Society · source
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/3346123/ Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature | Northern Territory # Environment

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  2. background

    Central Land Council says bill ‘covertly’ strips water protections — The Central Land Council, representing Indigenous people in the southern NT, said the government was trying to covertly remove remaining protections on water use and management, citing the August High Court ruling quashing the Singleton Station licence.

  3. background

    Wilderness Society calls the plan ‘blatant and shameless’ — Wilderness Society chief executive Kirsty Howey said the move was extreme even for the NT CLP government and urged federal environment minister Murray Watt to withhold commonwealth water funding if the bill passes.

  4. background

    Guardian reveals NT bill to delete environmental water allocation rule — The Guardian reported exclusively that the NT government plans to scrap the legal requirement that water allocation plans set aside water for rivers, springs, wetlands and water-dependent ecosystems, as part of a wider package also touching marine pollution, heritage and mining legislation.

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  1. 3 outlets Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature

    first by The Guardian, 6d ago · also Guardian Environment, Guardian