House debates

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Private Members’ Business

Australia’s Future Tax System Review

Debate resumed from 18 October, on motion by Mr Hockey:

That this House:

(1)
notes that:
(a)
Australia’s Future Tax System Review (the ‘Henry Review’) made a large number of recommendations in relation to the system of taxation;
(b)
the Government implemented very few of the recommendations;
(c)
the Government has so far not released any of the Treasury modelling or other relevant information and advice underlying the recommendations; and
(d)
release of that information would be in the best interests of the community by facilitating a fully informed public debate about the way forward for taxation reform;
(2)
orders the Government to release within five working days from the date of this motion, all of the relevant modelling, costings, working papers and supporting information underlying the ‘Henry Review’;
(3)
requires that, from the date of this motion, no existing papers, emails or other information relating to the ‘Henry Review’ may be destroyed; and
(4)
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to warrant to the House that all relevant documentation underlying the ‘Henry Review’ has been released.

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