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National Energy Guarantee; Order for the Production of Documents


Richard Di Natale

Richard Di Natale Victoria, Australian Greens

4:41 pm

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes the Government' s claims that its National Energy Guarantee will reduce household bills by an average of $110 to $115 per year over the period between 2020 to 2030; and

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, by no later than 12.45 pm on 19 October 2017, documents and detailed modelling that support the Government' s claims of a reduction in household energy bills.

James McGrath

James McGrath Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Stephen Parry

Stephen Parry President

Leave is granted for one minute.

James McGrath

James McGrath Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

The advice of the Energy Security Board is publicly available on the Council of Australian Government's Energy Council's website. It states:

It is expected that following the guarantee could lead to a reduction in residential bills in the order of $100-115 per annum over the 2020-2030 period.

Question agreed to.