House debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Notices

Photo of Tony WindsorTony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)
recognising the serious impact that increased fuel costs have had on Australian industries, families and individuals;
(2)
acknowledging the mounting evidence of the reality of global warming and its impact; and
(3)
noting that the introduction of renewable energy targets in 2001 by the current  Government has been seen by industry as a step in the right direction, but one that is not accompanied by sufficient authority to guarantee enforcement;calls on the Government to establish a Renewable Sustainable Energy Authority to advance the development of new energy sources and the development of existing energy sources for the future, and to equip the authority to:

to move:

That this House:

(1)
recognises the hardship faced by families who face significant losses with the withdrawal of water rights;
(2)
acknowledges that a similar problem confronts those whose livelihood is threatened by government imposed changes in the use of forest resources;
(3)
acknowledges that compensation is being made in recognition of the loss of property rights caused by such policies;
(4)
recognises that any benefit such compensation confers will be substantially negated unless the government changes its stated policy of treating such compensation as income and taxing it accordingly; and
(5)
calls for the introduction and passage without delay of amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act to correct this anomaly.

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