Question seeks information on briefings regarding Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target. The Minister declines to answer part (a) due to Cabinet confidentiality and denies briefings to other agencies/ministers or further briefings on the topic.

AnsweredQoN 5790Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 August 2016
Portfolio
Environment

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I refer to the briefing notes provided to you by the Department of Environmental Regulation on 2 September 2015 and 27 October 2015 regarding the implications of Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target and emissions reduction fund safeguard mechanism design finalised, and I ask: (a) have you briefed Cabinet or any other Ministers on the issue covered in these briefing notes; (b) has the Department of Environment Regulation provided a copy of these briefing notes to any other agency or Minister, and if so, to which agencies and/or which Ministers, and on what dates did this occur; and (c) have you received any further briefings on this topic?

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Answered
13 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
28 days
(a) I am not at liberty to divulge matters discussed at Cabinet – as the Member should be aware.
(b)-(c) No.

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