Senate debates
Monday, 7 November 2011
Bills
Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011; In Committee
11:42 am
Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source
Let me move away from what the minister seems to be describing as a commercial-in-confidence matter. Given we are talking here about a very significant generator in the national electricity market, somebody who is on the record in the government's own data as being responsible for 23.4 million tonnes of emissions and being on track for a $540 million carbon tax bill in year 1, even if you cannot put a number on it, can you tell us whether Macquarie Generation in New South Wales will stand to receive any transitional assistance under the $5.5 billion transitional assistance package and, if so, what sort of assistance?
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