A crossbench senator that has voted in support of the Adani Carmichael mine in central Queensland, would benefit financially from the opening of the mine.
The ABC has reported the Liberal Democrat Senator, David Leyonhjelm, has a financial interest in the Abbot Point ship terminal.
In contrast to state-based rules for councillors, Federal members are not required to abstain when voting on matters where they have a financial interest.
Only Federal cabinet ministers are required to “make arrangements to avoid conflicts of interests arising from their investments.”