Greenpeace is concerned that several proposed amendments in this Bill would weaken environmental safeguards and undermine the precautionary approach that has long been a cornerstone of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act).

Greenpeace urges the Committee to reject provisions that weaken scrutiny of hazardous substances or genetically engineered organisms and instead strengthen the precautionary framework that underpins the HSNO Act.