Electric Vehicles

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:28): My question is to the Treasurer regarding new taxes: how will the government monitor the movement of plug-in vehicles to measure distance travelled for calculating new taxes? Will owners be required to pay for, install, maintain and replace GPS trackers on their cars so that the government can collect $1 million per year?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:28): As I indicated yesterday, we're in consultation with one or two other state and territory jurisdictions in relation to the details of the implementation. The results of that consultation with other jurisdictions will be revealed when we introduce the legislation early in the new year.