Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Will the minister confirm that the CEO of the peak body representing over 5,000 electrical and communications contractors, the National Electrical and Communications Association, or NECA, wrote to him in March last year and warned, whilst thermal insulation in ceilings is a relatively inexpensive way of reducing energy consumption in residential premises:

There are inherent dangers when installed inappropriately near electrical equipment and cables.

Minister, why have you waited for almost 12 months to acknowledge the electrical and fire risk facing homeowners and installers with foil insulation, and why have you only just now responded to a matter on which we have sought a response previously?

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