Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I refer again to the barriers that were identified by the ministerial council and ask the parliamentary secretary: which of those are being overcome at present? What has been done about the lack of information, high transaction costs, access to finance, low order management priorities, split incentives and so on—all of the barriers to energy efficiency which were identified? What is the objective here? How many tonnes of greenhouse gases are going to be avoided by this energy efficient measure? What will the act deliver after five years? If, 2½ years into the process, it looks like it is not going to reach the target, then what is the government going to do about it?