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(Bilyk, Sen Catryna, Arbib, Sen Mark)
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Question No. 371)
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Defence: Staffing (Question No. 735)
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Naltrexone (Question No. 835)
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IP Australia (Question No. 891)
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Defence: Special Purpose Aircraft (Question No. 898)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Evans, Sen Christopher)
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Question No. 371)
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Senator LUDWIG (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery) (12:22): Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.
The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for two minutes.
Senator LUDWIG: There are three matters that I want to go to. One is in relation to the statement that accompanies a motion. I remind the Senate that we recently provided a Procedure Committee report which effectively went to this issue to limit the amount of time people take in making short statements during this time. This is a time when people can put motions and if they want to contain the issue within the motion they should write the motion accordingly. They should then put the motion without debate. What we have now heard is debate in relation to the motion, which then provokes others around the chamber to debate the motion. It is this issue that we are trying to avoid. I understand Senator Rhiannon is new to this chamber so I simply rise as a courtesy to explain how motions work in this instance.
The government does not support the motion. The government notes the use of biomass as an energy source is carbon neutral as it does not add to the stock of carbon in the atmosphere, as does the combustion of fossil fuels. Accordingly, there is no liability under the proposed carbon price for carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass. This will mean that biomass combustion will benefit from a carbon price through greater cost competitiveness. However, to protect native forests from the risk of perverse outcomes, the government has committed to amend the renewable energy target regulations to ensure that renewable energy certificates are not issued for wood waste that comes from native forests. Both I and the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry clearly support the government's position in relation to this. And I do understand that I have now probably provoked a further response—and this is the exact issue that I am trying to avoid in respect of these notices of motion as they proceed, but be that as it may. (Time expired)