House debates Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing

Tuesday, 23 August 2011 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition

2:26 pm

My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement that she cannot release the names of businesses who will pay the carbon tax because it 'breaches secrecy provisions under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act'. Is the Prime Minister aware that the act and its website state that making the register of polluters publicly available is actually one of its objectives? If the Prime Minister does not understand the legislation associated with the carbon tax, how can anyone have confidence in her government?

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