❓ Question regarding a carbon capture levy and its relation to previous government proposals. Minister denies current bill is a copy and highlights past opposition to carbon capture initiatives.
AnsweredQoN 874Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CARBON CAPTURE — LEVY
874. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I have a supplementary question. Is the minister suggesting
that the bill that he introduced is a copy of the one that the former
government introduced in 2013 and that is the reason he tried to introduce that
levy?
874. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I have a supplementary question. Is the minister suggesting
that the bill that he introduced is a copy of the one that the former
government introduced in 2013 and that is the reason he tried to introduce that
levy?
AnswerView source ↗
No, I did not say that at all. I do not know what debate the
member was listening to.
Mr R.S. Love : You said it was in the original bill.
Mr D.R. MICHAEL : No, I said that former Minister
Marmion mentioned in 2013 that he was considering introducing a levy in 2013.
From a departmental point of view, some of those things were discussed at the
time, and that is possibly how it ended up
there. This government took a conscious decision in the drafting of the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to not include a levy—full
stop. Period.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for asking a supplementary
question. I was not going to do this, but having thought about why the 2013 bill did not go through, I have an article
from The West Australian of July 2013. I think that was written
after the bill had passed in the Legislative Assembly. The article states —
The State Government wants to
amend laws to allow carbon dioxide to be injected into underground reservoirs
as part of efforts to reduce pollution and tackle climate change.
However,
Mr Cowper, along with Nationals MP Shane Love, crossed the floor of the
Legislative Assembly last week to protest against the proposed changes.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill
Marmion rebuffed —
The claims —
as ''confused''.
We know what the Leader of the National Party thinks about
carbon capture and storage. It is not a silver bullet, but this article demonstrates the chaos and dysfunction that would
befall our state if that lot ever got into government .
Visitors — Victoria Park Christian School and
Griffin Hendley, Samson Primary School
The SPEAKER : Before I give the next member the call, I
acknowledge on behalf of the member for Victoria Park the members of Victoria
Park Christian Primary School who are in the public gallery today. They are
very welcome here today. I also acknowledge in the Speaker's gallery Mr
Griffin Hendley from Samson Primary School, who is shadowing the Minister for
Youth today to learn what it is like to be a minister.
member was listening to.
Mr R.S. Love : You said it was in the original bill.
Mr D.R. MICHAEL : No, I said that former Minister
Marmion mentioned in 2013 that he was considering introducing a levy in 2013.
From a departmental point of view, some of those things were discussed at the
time, and that is possibly how it ended up
there. This government took a conscious decision in the drafting of the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to not include a levy—full
stop. Period.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for asking a supplementary
question. I was not going to do this, but having thought about why the 2013 bill did not go through, I have an article
from The West Australian of July 2013. I think that was written
after the bill had passed in the Legislative Assembly. The article states —
The State Government wants to
amend laws to allow carbon dioxide to be injected into underground reservoirs
as part of efforts to reduce pollution and tackle climate change.
However,
Mr Cowper, along with Nationals MP Shane Love, crossed the floor of the
Legislative Assembly last week to protest against the proposed changes.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill
Marmion rebuffed —
The claims —
as ''confused''.
We know what the Leader of the National Party thinks about
carbon capture and storage. It is not a silver bullet, but this article demonstrates the chaos and dysfunction that would
befall our state if that lot ever got into government .
Visitors — Victoria Park Christian School and
Griffin Hendley, Samson Primary School
The SPEAKER : Before I give the next member the call, I
acknowledge on behalf of the member for Victoria Park the members of Victoria
Park Christian Primary School who are in the public gallery today. They are
very welcome here today. I also acknowledge in the Speaker's gallery Mr
Griffin Hendley from Samson Primary School, who is shadowing the Minister for
Youth today to learn what it is like to be a minister.
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