Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Emissions Trading Scheme

Order

4:02 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Treasurer, no later than 4 November 2009, any modelling or analysis commissioned by the Department of the Treasury and/or the Department of Climate Change and all documents prepared by the Department of the Treasury in relation to the August 2009 Frontier Economics report, The economic impact of the CPRS and modifications to the CPRS.

Question agreed to.

4:03 pm

Photo of Kerry O'BrienKerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

The government opposes this motion. Senator Xenophon has the support of the opposition and the Greens for the motion. We recognise it is therefore carried and we will not call a division.