Senate debates
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
In Committee
9:21 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source
I just wanted to check. My recollection is and I think my advice is that there is in fact an amendment to ensure beyond doubt that agriculture is excluded consistent with the agreement with the opposition.
Senator Nash, I have been provided with some advice on fuel credits. I am advised that we are proposing to use an existing arrangement which is the arrangement in relation to fuel tax credits. Agricultural producers will simply claim CPRS credits on their BAS. The agricultural sector will receive CPRS fuel credits to offset the impact of the scheme on agriculture’s fuel costs in the first three years of the scheme as I have advised. We will utilise CPRS fuel credits because agricultural users do not directly benefit from the cent-for-cent excise reduction which is applied for other fuel users.
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