Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The advice was requested verbally by the Assistant Secretary, Carbon Price Legislation Branch, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. The request was made to the Senior General Counsel who had been outposted to the Department by the Australian Government Solicitor to assist in the development of the Clean Energy Legislative Package.

The advice was provided to the three Assistant Secretaries in the Climate Strategy and Markets Division, the First Assistant Secretary of the Climate Strategy and Markets Division, the Chief Advisor of the Climate Strategy and Markets Division and a policy officer.

Copies of the draft and final advice were provided by the Department to the office of the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency on 13 October 2011. The advice was not formally noted by any ministers or parliamentary secretaries.