Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2010:

The impact of native vegetation laws and legislated greenhouse gas abatement measures on landholders, including:

(a)

any diminution of land asset value and productivity as a result of such laws;

(b)

compensation arrangements to landholders resulting from the imposition of such laws;

(c)

the appropriateness of the method of calculation of asset value in the determination of compensation arrangements; and

(d)

any other related matter.

Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

(a)

omit “30 April 2010”, substitute “30 June 2010”; and

(b)

after paragraph (c), insert:“(d) the history and timing of the laws, including the involvement of the federal government in supporting or facilitating the states’ introduction of these laws;”.

Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—The final part of our motion mentions ‘any other related matter’, so I do not see the need for this.

Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

At the end of the motion, add:

(2)

In conducting this inquiry, the committee must also examine the impact of the Government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and the range of measures related to climate change announced by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Abbott) on 2 February 2010.

I will circulate that amendment now. I am sorry; I have just been talking to some people about getting this one through. I have a signed document of that amendment.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I indicate to Senator Fielding and the chamber that the coalition was supportive of his amendment as it stood alone but will not support it as an amendment to the government’s amendment.

Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—Given that, would it be best for me to wait for the first amendment to be dealt with and then seek leave to move my amendment separately?

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It is best for you to withdraw by leave and then to do that.

Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I withdraw my amendment to Senator O’Brien’s amendment.

Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—This is the first I have heard of this amendment. It may well critically affect our position in relation to supporting this motion. If there is an intention to proceed with this amendment, I am not sure we will be able to ultimately support the motion. It may be better that this matter be deferred until I get further instructions, because I am very uncomfortable in voting for the motion with that amendment.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

All I can act on is that there is a motion before the chair and that there is an amendment moved by Senator O’Brien.

Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—It is our pleasure to defer this to allow time to have a discussion to sort it out. We intended to support Senator Fielding’s amendment, but if Senator O’Brien is not aware of Senator Fielding’s amendment and that is crucial to the passage of this then we are happy to discuss it, as we want passage of the motion.