Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker—and you are not a ‘he’ either—we have asked the government to address these industries’ concerns as a matter of urgency, but as yet that has not happened. On that basis we will seek to move amendments in the other place to ensure that this bill operates in an even better way. No-one is trying to avoid the responsibilities in the instance of coalmines in reporting emissions, but there needs to be a system that allows industry and commerce to be flexible so that, in a default situation, someone has the onus. In that situation it makes sense that the people who are exporting coal—that is, the owners of the mine—have the reporting responsibility. As I said, the coalition will be supporting the amendments in this legislation in both houses and, with the support of the Senate, moving the amendments I have referred to ensure that common sense prevails.

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