Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 November 2011:

Mandatory vehicle CO2 emission standards, with particular reference to:

  (a)   the adequacy of the short and medium term targets currently being considered by the Government;

  (b)   costs and benefits of mandatory standards;

  (c)   design questions such as separate targets for different vehicle classes, bonus credits for electric vehicles and methodologies for setting targets for individual manufacturers;

  (d)   the legal framework;

  (e)   penalties for non-compliance; and

  (f)   any other related matters.

Question put.

The Senate divided. [12:54]

(The President—Senator the Hon. John Hogg)

Question negatived.