Senate debates Motions

Anti-Poverty Week; Order for the Production of Documents


Richard Di Natale

Richard Di Natale Victoria, Australian Greens

4:03 pm

I move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, by not later than 5 calendar months after each:

(a) 31 March;

(b) 30 June;

(c) 30 September; and

(d) 31 December

the quarterly update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.

(2) If the Senate is not sitting when a quarterly update is ready for presentation, the statement is to be presented to the President under standing order 166.

(3) This order is of continuing effect.

Anne Ruston

Anne Ruston SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Scott Ryan

Scott Ryan President

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anne Ruston

Anne Ruston SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific

Four quarterly updates of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory have been published each year for the past eight years. The government published the latest update on 28 September 2018.

Scott Ryan

Scott Ryan President

The question is that motion No. 1142 be agreed to.