Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I will now deal with the amendments moved by the Australian Greens.

Australian Greens 's circulate d amendments—

SHEET 1920

(1) Schedule 1, page 29 (after line 13), after Part 2A, insert:

Part 2B — Amendment of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986

Industry Research and Development Act 1986

66G Subsection 33(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) A program may only be prescribed under subsection (1):

(a) to the extent that it is with respect to one or more legislative powers of the Parliament; and

(b) if it is not a program to subsidise the extraction of coal or natural gas.

(2) Schedule 1, item 67, page 31 (after line 22), at the end of the item, add:

(15) The amendment of section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 made by Part 2B of this Schedule applies in relation to a program prescribed under subsection (1) of that section after the commencement of this item.

The question before the chair is that the amendments on sheet 1920 be agreed to.