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.
10:01 am
Greg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That the requested amendments be made.
These amendments in relation to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2] provide that businesses undertaking forestry activities and businesses engaged in incidental forestry activities will now be eligible to receive CPRS fuel credits from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2014. This will relieve forestry and incidental forestry activities from the fuel price impact of the CPRS and ensure consistent treatment with the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Under the amendments, carbon sequestration activities will not receive CPRS fuel credits, as they will benefit from eligibility to opt into the CPRS reforestation scheme.
Mr Speaker, I understand that there are no other speakers on this matter.
Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The question is that the requested amendments be made.
Question agreed to.