Senate debates
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Bills
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2]; In Committee
11:44 am
Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
If this were not so serious it would be laughable. We now have an amendment that is supposedly going to be voted on in this chamber in a matter of five minutes, and we have heard a version of it and we still have not heard, from those who moved it, what it actually means, what the differences are and what it actually is going to do. The way I read it at the moment, it is going to be the biggest introduction of red, green and yellow tape that you ever did see, because in relation to 'entity' it states:
entity means any of the following:
(a) an individual;
(b) a body corporate;
(c) an entity sole;
(d) a body politic;
(e) a partnership;
(f) any other unincorporated association or body of entitys;
(g) a trust;
(h) any party or entity which can or does buy or sell electricity or gas
The CHAIRMAN: Senator Edwards on a point of order.
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