❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the suspension of the net feed-in tariff scheme and its impact on the solar industry. Hon. Peter Collier defends the decision, highlighting the success of the scheme and criticising the opposition's alternative.
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NET FEED-IN TARIFF — SUSPENSION
I again refer to the government’s industry-destroying decision to suspend the feed-in tariff scheme. (1) Given the minister has used only the word “suspended”, when will he make a further announcement about the future of a feed-in tariff? (2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER
I again refer to the government’s industry-destroying decision to suspend the feed-in tariff scheme. (1) Given the minister has used only the word “suspended”, when will he make a further announcement about the future of a feed-in tariff? (2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(1) Given the minister has used only the word “suspended”, when will he make a further announcement about the future of a feed-in tariff? (2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(1) Given the minister has used only the word “suspended”, when will he make a further announcement about the future of a feed-in tariff? (2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(2) Is the minister aware that Synergy has suspended processing feed-in tariff applications for eligible householders, further adding to the woes of installers, and will he direct Synergy to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
(1)–(2) We made it quite clear when we made the changes to the feed-in tariff that we would have a cap of 150 megawatts. We have reached that cap. The industry knew that we were getting close to reaching that cap, so any talk to the contrary is wrong. What we have done as a direct result of the suspension of the feed-in tariff system is raise the profile of the solar industry like never before. We now have 70 000 homes with solar photovoltaics on their roofs. With all due respect, I am not going to waste time during question time today, because we will be dealing with this in a motion that I will speak on next Wednesday, and I will have a lot more to say on the issue. To insinuate that somehow the feed-in tariff system was a failure is abject nonsense. If we had gone down the path of the Labor Party, which was allocating $13.5 million for a 60c gross feed-in tariff, it would have delivered less than 3 000 homes with solar PVs. We took the bold decision to have a 40c net feed-in tariff, which has been very, very successful. As I said, we now have a situation in which we have over 150 megawatts of power in 70 000 homes. I can tell you, Mr President, that I will have a lot more statistics that I will throw about next Wednesday, which are fascinating. As I said, as far as the industry is concerned, it is wrong for the industry to suggest that somehow it was not aware; that is abject nonsense. What was happening with regard to the uptake of solar panels was readily and transparently available on the Office of Energy website. Yes, I do understand that it is — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : I just want him to answer the question, Mr President. Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am going to answer the question. The member asked it without notice. The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : In this chamber members have to be in a certain place to answer the questions; members have to be in different places around the chamber to ask them. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
What we have done—I am answering — Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : You can’t answer the second part; you don’t have an answer to the second part. Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I have a complete answer. The member just does not like the answers. The guys opposite stuffed it up. Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Come to order and the minister will very quickly finish his answer. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I do not know about that, Mr President. I have so much more to say about this, and the question is without notice, but I know that Hon Norman Moore wants to get on to his bill, so I will wrap it up. If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
If we had gone down the Labor Party path, we would now have, if it had continued to go with the 60c gross feed-in tariff, about $1.7 billion worth of debt as a result of that, which I am telling the house about. We have delivered 70 000 homes with solar PVs. We will continue to work with the solar industry to raise the profile of that industry. People who want to put solar PVs on their — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Will the member be quiet? Dear me! I am trying to answer her question. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : We know that you don’t know the answer. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering it. The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order! There are too many interjections. That is the bottom line. Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : Thank you, Mr President. For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
For people who want to put solar PVs on their roofs, their biggest saving is from the actual solar panels. They will reduce their electricity bills by about a third. That is where the biggest saving comes from. Do you know what, Mr President — Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Your leader is not here today, but you still have to obey the rules. Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : They will still pay it off in the 10-year time frame. So I strongly encourage people to put solar panels on their roofs; I strongly encourage it. With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
With regard to the suspension, yes, it is suspended, and that will be a cabinet decision, so I will not go any further on that one. Read the application — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot discuss cabinet decisions. The member knows that. It is a decision for cabinet. We have not — Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust interjected. Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, I cannot, and I am not going to. I am not going to divulge that and breach cabinet confidentiality. Our standards are a little higher on this side. Anyone who put in an application before 8.00 am last Monday is eligible. If there are issues with that — Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon Kate Doust : That’s what I am saying; there are. What are you going to do with Synergy to get them to process those applications that are already in? Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I am just answering the member, if she would only listen for a minute. Synergy will process those applications. Anyone who lodged their application before 8.00 am last Monday will be eligible for the feedin tariff. It is as simple as that. I have answered both questions very comprehensively and very accurately. I really look forward to next Wednesday, when I can provide even more information.
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