COAL AssOCIATION FIGHTS LEGISLATION EXCLUSION

摘要

The Australian Coal Association (ACA) released their submission to the Federal Government on the draft legislation to implement the carbon tax proposal. ACA executive director, Ralph Hillman said the legislation contained a "poison pill" which would "forever exclude coal mining from being treated the same as every other trade exposed industry". "The legislation, in Section 145 (3), specifically excludes coal mining from being defined as an emission-intensive trade exposed industry (EITE) despite meeting the criteria," Mr Hillman said. "This is a dramatic shift from the previous CPRS legislation.