Senate debates
Monday, 30 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
3:33 pm
Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
I just want to congratulate Senator Xenophon. This is very heavy and difficult territory. On balance, the Greens will not be supporting the amendments, but there are areas of quite notable merit in the work that Senator Xenophon has done here. It has been a lot of work, and I know he has been talking with the government a lot about it. But I do think Senator Xenophon deserved to get more information out of the government about the modelling on this. We have supported him all the way down the line on that. We would all be better off today if that information had been forthcoming. On balance, we will not be supporting these amendments, but it is very difficult territory and there is merit in it. It is something that the government needs to look at. It will be interesting to see what the result of this debate is today, but it is something that we will continue to liaise with Senator Xenophon about in the coming times.
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