At the request of Senator Xenophon, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) over the past 6 years electricity prices have more than doubled for average households, with the carbon tax being one of the elements of that price increase, and

(b) network charges have been responsible for approximately two thirds of this rise in power prices; and

(b) calls on the Government to urgently review the National Electricity Rules governing the setting of network prices by taking a leadership role in the Council of Australian Governments to ensure a review of the rules by the Australian Energy Market Commission.

Question agreed to.