QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (14:44): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Ayres. Minister, I refer to reports in the Australian Financial Review that energy ministers are considering rules to require data centres to fully offset their power usage. Is this confirmation that the voluntary national expectations the government released in March will be insufficient to effectively regulate data centres impact on our energy and water resources?