Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I say to Senator Milne: I am not going to rule anything in or out. Until the government has gone through the process I have outlined, I am not ruling in or out any of those issues because it would be inappropriate to do so given that the government has committed to consulting with the community and with particular sections of industry to look at these complex issues.

I note the comments of Senator Milne in relation to Europe. Certainly we will consider the evidence from overseas experience in our consideration of the most appropriate design for our emissions trading scheme, but we will take a careful and methodical approach to this issue. I am aware that the previous government did make such a commitment. We have made it clear that that is amongst the issues we will consider through the process of looking at the various design elements for the emissions trading scheme. That will be done carefully and methodically, with consultation with industry and the community. (Time expired)