Inquiry into the exposure drafts of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Information about this Inquiry
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On 11 March 2009, the Senate referred the exposure draft of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme to the
Senate Standing Committee on Economics.
The exposure draft legislation is available on the
Committee's website at:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/cprs_09/index.htm.
Submissions to this
inquiry should concentrate on the exposure draft legislation and the
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Submissions about climate change policy
more generally may be better directed to the separate inquiry by the
Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy.
The Committee is inviting submissions to this inquiry by
5pm, Wednesday 25 March 2009. Please contact the committee secretariat
as soon as possible should you require an extension of time. The Committee
is due to report to the Senate by 14 April 2009.
If you wish to make a submission, written submissions should be sent to:
The Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
The Committee requests that where possible, submissions should also be provided by email to economics.sen@aph.gov.au, preferably as Adobe PDF or MS Word format documents.
Notes to help you prepare your submission are available from the website at https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm. Alternatively, the Committee Secretary will be able to help you with your inquiries and can be contacted on telephone 02 6277 3541 or facsimile 02 6277 5719 or by email to economics.sen@aph.gov.au.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to Parliament House TTY number 02 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools at http://access.adobe.com/ for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. If you require any special arrangements to enable you to participate in the Committee's inquiry, please contact the Committee Secretary.
Once the Committee accepts your submission, it becomes a confidential Committee document and is protected by Parliamentary Privilege. You must
not release your submission without the Committee’s permission. If you do, it will not be protected by Parliamentary Privilege. At some stage during the inquiry, the Committee normally makes submissions public. Please indicate if you want your submission to be kept confidential.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia