Senate debates

Thursday, 1 November 2012

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Carbon Pricing; Order for the Production of Documents

12:14 pm

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) there be laid on the table, no later than noon on 19 November 2012, by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, costings for all measures linked to the Clean Energy package (as listed in the 2011-12 MYEFO), on an underlying cash basis and a fiscal basis, over each of the forward estimates to 2015-16:

  (i) Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry:

Creating opportunities on the land – Extending the benefits of the carbon farming initiative

Creating opportunities on the land – Extending the benefits of the carbon farming initiative – Implementation,

  (ii) Climate Change and Energy Efficiency:

Supporting energy markets – Energy security fund

Creating opportunities on the land – Extending the benefits of the carbon farming initiative

Creating opportunities on the land – Carbon farming initiative (CFI non-Kyoto carbon fund plus carbon farming skills initiative)

Creating opportunities on the land – Carbon farming initiative (linking the CFI with the carbon tax)

Governance – Clean Energy Regulator

Supporting jobs – Jobs and competitiveness program

Governance – Climate change authority

Creating opportunities on the land – Natural resource management for climate change

Improving energy efficiency

Improving energy efficiency – Household advice

Improving energy efficiency – Low carbon communities

Putting a price on pollution – Voluntary action pledge fund and Green power purchases

Supporting jobs – Energy efficiency information grants,

  (iii) Education, Employment and Workplace Relations:

Helping households – Increased payments

Supporting jobs – Clean energy skills package,

  (iv) Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs:

Helping households – Increased payments

Improving energy efficiency – Low carbon communities

Renewable energy – Remote indigenous energy program

Helping households – Essential Medical Equipment Payment,

  (v) Finance and Deregulation:

Governance – Clean Energy Regulator,

  (vi) Health and Ageing:

Helping households – residential aged care,

  (vii) Human Services:

Helping households – Increased payments,

  (viii) Innovation, Industry, Science and Research:

Supporting jobs – Steel transformation plan

Supporting jobs – Clean technology focus for supply chain programs

Supporting jobs – Clean technology program,

  (ix) Resources, Energy and Tourism:

Improving energy efficiency

Closure of emissions-intensive electricity generation capacity

Improving energy efficiency – Energy efficiency opportunities program

Innovation in renewable energy – Australian renewable energy agency

Supporting jobs – Coal mining,

  (x) Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government:

Supporting jobs – Helping communities and regions,

  (xi) Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities:

Creating opportunities on the land – Extending the benefits of the carbon farming initiative

Creating opportunities on the land – Natural resource management for climate change

Creating opportunities on the land – Biodiversity fund

Putting a price on pollution – Synthetic greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances (related expense)

Compliance,

  (xii) Treasury:

Helping households – Tax cuts

Supporting jobs – Increase in the instant asset write-off threshold to $6 500

Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Supporting energy markets – Energy security fund

Creating opportunities on the land – Extending the benefits of the carbon farming initiative (Australian Taxation Office)

Improving energy efficiency (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Putting a price on pollution – Revenue from sale of carbon units (related expense)

Supporting energy markets – Energy security council

Governance – Productivity Commission reviews

Impact of automatic CPI indexation of household assistance payments,

  (xiii) Veterans' Affairs:

Helping households – Increased payments

Helping households – Residential aged care

Helping households – Essential Medical Equipment Payment; and

(b) if any of the matters are not being proceeded with, a statement to that effect.

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the motion moved by Senator Cormann be agreed to.