Senate debates
Monday, 7 November 2011
Bills
Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011; In Committee
12:26 pm
Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source
Minister, again, that is a process description of what is in the fund. It refers to modelling and expert advice. It does not give a policy rationale. Why is it that in the government's judgment it is appropriate for 100 per cent of the transitional assistance to go to the most emissions-intensive coal fired power generators when the less emissions-intensive coal fired power generators get zero? If it is based on expert advice on energy security matters, why is it that you do not then assess Western Australia as a distinct market, which it is? It is a distinct electricity market. If the question is one of energy security exclusively, then surely the impact of the carbon tax, as far as the Western Australian electricity market is concerned, has to be assessed in isolation and quarantined from the impact on the national electricity market.
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