George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

That was a number that was assessed by the people better placed than anybody else in this country to assess it—that is, the members of the Energy Security Board. They are Dr Kerry Schott, the chair of the Energy Security Board—who you would know, Senator, as a person who has made a study of this area of policy for a very long time, is one of the most experienced energy market specialists in this country—John Pierce, whose name I tabled a moment ago, the Australian Energy Market Commission chair; Audrey Zibelman, the CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator; and the other members of the Energy Security Board. That is their professional judgement, the professional judgement of the people in this country with the most experience and best placed to make judgements about the operation of the energy market. (Time expired)