Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Grogan for the question. The safeguard mechanism reforms are about strengthening the economy and ensuring industry can compete in a decarbonising world. These are landmark reforms that will reduce 205 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions to 2030.

Those emissions reduction will be delivered even with new facilities. Under the reformed safeguard mechanism, new facilities will need to meet international best practice. They will need to ensure emissions decline over time. New gas fields supplying existing liquefied natural gas facilities will be treated as new facilities.

With respect to the Beetaloo basin, the Albanese government is committed to working with the Northern Territory government to implement recommendation 9.8 of the Pepper inquiry. The safeguard framework will help deliver the commitment to scope 1 emissions, and, given the cross-jurisdictional nature of scope 2 and 3 emissions, the government will refer scope 2 and 3 emissions to the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council.