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Title

  • Motions — Anti-Poverty Week; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Motions - Order for the Production of Documents - National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Richard Di Natale</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(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:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a motion to produce the quarterly update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory. This means the Minister for the Environment will have to provide this inventory to the Senate.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *(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.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) 31 March;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) 30 June;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) 30 September; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) 31 December</p>
  • <p class="italic">the quarterly update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(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.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(3) This order is of continuing effect.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anne Ruston</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anne Ruston</p>
  • <p>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.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 1142 be agreed to.</p>