Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I'm advised that, because these arrangements would not ordinarily apply to an electric bicycle, we wouldn't expect that the measure before the Senate today would provide benefits for people who have an electric bicycle. But in answer to your broader question about whether the government is interested in the contribution that electric bicycles might make to reducing transport emissions, that would be something we would contemplate as part of the broader electric vehicles strategy. You'll know, I think, that the government has commenced consultation on that. We've received many hundreds of submissions and we're working through those at the moment.

The CHAIR: The question before the chair is that amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1745, revised, as moved by Senator David Pocock, be agreed to.