House debates

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

Consideration of Senate Message

Bill returned from the Senate with requested amendments.

Ordered that the requested amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s requested amendments—

(1)    Clause 6-1, page 10 (line 11), omit “or agriculture”, substitute “, agriculture or forestry”.

(2)    Clause 6-1, page 10 (lines 14 and 15), omit “or incidental agricultural activities”, substitute “, incidental agricultural activities or incidental forestry activities”.

(3)    Heading to clause 6-5, page 11 (lines 18 and 19), omit “or agriculture”, substitute “,agriculture or forestry”.

(4)    Clause 6-5, page 11 (line 28), omit “and”, substitute “or”.

(5)    Clause 6-5, page 11 (after line 28), at the end of paragraph 6-5(1)(c), add:

                 (iii)    *forestry; and

(6)    Heading to clause 6-10, page 12 (line 6), omit “or incidental agricultural activities”, substitute “, incidental agricultural activities or incidental forestry activities”.

(7)    Clause 6-10, page 12 (line 16), omit “and”, substitute “or”.

(8)    Clause 6-10, page 12 (after line 16), at the end of paragraph 6-10(1)(d), add:

                 (iii)    *incidental forestry activities; and

(9)    Clause 7-5, page 19 (table item 1), omit “or agriculture”, substitute “, agriculture or forestry”.

(10)  Clause 7-5, page 19 (table item 2), omit “or incidental agricultural activities”, substitute “, incidental agricultural activities or incidental forestry activities”.

(11)  Clause 7-5, page 20 (table item 3), omit “or incidental agricultural activities”, substitute “, incidental agricultural activities or incidental forestry activities”.

(12)  Clause 13-1, page 33 (after line 29), after the definition of fishing operations, insert:

forestry has the same meaning as in the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Act 2003, but does not include an activity relating to *carbon sequestration. For the purposes of this definition, disregard the repeal of that Act on 1 July 2012.

(13)  Clause 13-1, page 34 (after line 20), after the definition of incidental fishing activities, insert:

incidental forestry activities has the meaning given by the regulations.

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