Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 16 January 2012:

With reference to the legal advice, relating to the potential for compensation claims from any possible repeal of the carbon tax legislation, requested on 16 September 2011 and received on 21 September 2011, as referred to in the answer to question no. 66 taken on notice during the October 2011 supplementary budget estimates hearing of the Environment and Communications Committee:

(1) Who requested the advice and by what means was the request made.

(2) To which departmental officers was the advice provided.

(3) To which ministers and/or parliamentary secretaries, or their offices, was the advice provided.

(4) On what date (or dates) was the advice forwarded to any ministers and/or parliamentary secretaries or their offices.

(5) Was the advice formally noted by any ministers or parliamentary secretaries; if so, by whom and on what date (or dates).