David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Has the government undertaken a risk assessment of potential liabilities for Australian taxpayers in the case where the export of CO2 from Australia to a third-party country results in environmental or climate harm? We saw what happened with the 2009 Montara oil and gas spill. We saw the harm caused to not only our coastline and marine environment but also those of our neighbours in Indonesia, and we saw the subsequent class action—an international claim against Australia for transboundary harm. Surely this legislation opens up the door for those sorts of risks? Has that assessment been undertaken by either of the departments that are working on this bill?