Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The issue here is the independence of the review. We have seen many government reviews in the past which we have later found out have left out significant detail because pressure was brought to bear and changed the tenor of the reporting. The key is that the review be independent. We have just had the example of a recent report on climate change where we found that the recommendations had been lifted out of the review and had never seen the light of day. The recommendations in that report on climate change have only been reported recently. They were for strategies and targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and they were rejected. My requirement here is for an independent assessment that is then made public. That is the issue of concern here. Yes, the government has put in place an evaluation process, but I am moving that it be independent and not government controlled.

Question negatived.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.