Senator WATERS (Queensland) (15:49): I seek leave to move an amendment to general business notice of motion No. 117 moved by Senator Dean Smith. Leave granted. Senator WATERS: I move: 1. After subparagraph b(iv), insert: (v) Western Australia's LNG sector emits approximately 32Mt of greenhouse gases annually, accounting for one third of Western Australia's total emissions. 2. After paragraph (c), insert: (d) notes that (i) Chevron and Woodside paid no tax in Australia in 2018 and continue to pay no royalties (ii) collectively, Chevron Australia and Woodside Energy have donated nearly $2.7M to the Coalition and Labor since 2011 (iii) a recent Reputex report found that developing a carbon offset market for LNG emissions in Western Australia has the potential to provide large economic opportunities for investment and job creation across the state, particularly in regional communities. Proposed amended motion would read as follows: To move—That the Senate— (a) recognises that Western Australia's North West Shelf celebrated 30 years of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in August this year; (b) notes the following milestones for the LNG sector: (i) that Japan was Western Australia's first LNG customer back in 1989, and continues to be Australia's largest LNG customer, (ii) in 2006, Western Australia became the first jurisdiction in the world to export LNG to China, (iii) in 2018, Western Australia's LNG sales by volume increased 34% to 44.7 million tonnes from Gorgon, Wheatstone, Northwest shelf and Pluto, and (iv) in 2019, Australia's total LNG production capacity will reach 88 mtpa, making it the largest LNG producer in the world; and (v) Western Australia's LNG sector emits approximately 32Mt of greenhouse gases annually, accounting for one third of Western Australia's total emissions. (c) recognises the important contribution the LNG sector makes to the Western Australian economy, accounting for 17% of total resources and energy exports in 2018, and estimated to be worth $27 billion to the economy. (d) notes that (i) Chevron and Woodside paid no tax in Australia in 2018 and continue to pay no royalties (ii) Collectively, Chevron Australia and Woodside Energy have donated nearly $2.7M to the Coalition and Labor since 2011 (iii) A recent Reputex report found that developing a carbon offset market for LNG emissions in Western Australia has the potential to provide large economic opportunities for investment and job creation across the state, particularly in regional communities. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Waters be agreed to.