Senate debates

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Committees

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

3:34 pm

Photo of John MadiganJohn Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators Muir, Xenophon, Lambie, Bullock, Canavan and Heffernan, move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in March 2015:

Australia‘s transport energy resilience and sustainability, with particular reference to:

(a) options for introducing mandatory oil stockholdings;

(b) the role of Government in ensuring Australian energy for Australians, including maintaining refinery capability; and

(c) Australia‘s role and responsibility regarding energy security as a member of various multilateral fora.

Question agreed to.