House debates Bills
Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading
Greg Combet Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
9:30 am
I move:
That this bill be now read a second time.
Once again, this bill is part of a package of bills that amend the Clean Energy Act 2011 and related acts.
This specific bill facilitates the removal of the price floor by removing the requirement for a minimum auction reserve charge from the Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Act 2011.
I commend the bill to the House.
Greg Hunt Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage
9:31 am
I move:
That the debate be now adjourned.
On a very brief indulgence: these bills represent complete chaos on behalf of the government. I seek leave to table 11 quotes from the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and others outlining why they believed a floor price was 'vital' to confidence.
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary
That's an abuse.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
It is not an abuse; the member for Flinders has the right to do it.
Leave not granted.
Debate adjourned.