Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

Obviously, the evaluation of projects under the nation-building funds will conform to broader government policy. I think the most obvious area is the area of climate change. For example, we have seen the introduction of the carbon trading scheme. Obviously, the assessment of projects will conform to that. But, again, I do not want to put that cart before the horse. They are issues on climate change that will be addressed on another occasion with another debate before the Senate when that policy response is concluded.