Mike Kelly (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support) Share this | Hansard source

I thank all members of the House for their contribution to the debate on this legislation. The Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill 2009-2010 is required to provide urgent funding to continue rebate payments made through the home insulation program. This bill is in response to the current uptake rate for the home insulation program and confirms the success of one of the government’s stimulus package measures in supporting jobs in the manufacturing industry, in installer job creation and in associated logistics. More than 500,000 Australian households have already installed ceiling insulation, putting them on a path to reductions of up to 40 per cent in their heating and cooling costs. This bill also provides funding associated with the acceleration of the water buybacks within the Murray-Darling Basin system that are addressed in the Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

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