Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

Wendy Askew

At the request of Senators McKenzie, McDonald, Cadell and Canavan, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 April 2026:

The security and resilience of Australia's fuel supplies to support transport, logistics, agricultural, fishing, mining, industrial and business uses, including fuel reserves, refining capacity and supply chains, with particular reference to:

(a) the availability and supply of liquid fuels, including petrol, diesel, aviation fuels, marine fuels and Australia's compliance with International Energy Agency obligations;

(b) the resilience of liquid fuel resources to protracted disruptions in the Middle East and to the free movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz;

(c) vulnerabilities in the supply and distribution of liquid fuels and strategies to address these vulnerabilities;

(d) potential economic, social and regional impacts of prolonged disruption of global fuel supply chains;

(e) the development and implementation of a national low carbon liquid fuel policy and facilitation of industry investment;

(f) the provision and distribution of infrastructure required to support the Government's ambitious targets for the uptake of electric vehicles to diversify the Australian light car fleet; and

(g) any related matters.

Sue Lines

The question is that business of the Senate No. 1, standing in the name of Senator McKenzie and others, be agreed to.