Russell Trood (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I am grateful to the minister for her assurance but I find it rather strange since there is a substantial number of issues in relation to this matter. Can I press the minister to provide the Senate with information as to the cost to taxpayers of the total government bureaucracy needed to manage the emissions trading scheme including the obligation number transfer register; the national registry of emission units; the power system reliability tests; the emissions-intensive trade-exposed assistance program; the program for the administration and allocation of Australian emissions units; the federal register of scheme forests; and the Electricity Sector Adjustment Scheme. Will the cost of those activities be $1 million? Will it be $10 million? Will it be $100 million or will it be a greater figure still?