Palmer says carbon tax bill has been paid

Clive Palmer says Queensland Nickel's $36 million carbon tax bill has been paid. Source: AAP

CLIVE Palmer has rejected claims that one of his companies, Queensland Nickel, is at risk of being shut down by federal authorities for failing to pay a $36 million carbon tax bill.

A report in The Australian newspaper said government agencies were moving to force the company into insolvency if it could not pay the bill.

But Mr Palmer said Queensland Nickel had already paid the bill to the Clean Energy Regulator, well before the April 5 deadline.

"It was authorised to be paid this week," he told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.

"It was well before the due date."

Mr Palmer said he did not know exactly when the authorisation was made because he had been in Perth since Sunday, but denied the bill was paid last minute.

"Do you pay your tax months in advance?" he said.

"Most people will pay their tax just before it's due and that's what our company's decided to do."

Asked if it was related to the media inquiry that prompted the newspaper article, Mr Palmer said he had not received an inquiry from the media.

He added that Queensland Nickel would continue with its High Court challenge to the legal validity of the carbon pricing scheme.

A spokesperson for the Clean Energy Regulator told AAP on Tuesday the agency had been advised by Queensland Nickel that the company had "made a payment towards the outstanding debt" to the CER.

"However, at this stage we cannot confirm that we have received any payment from Queensland Nickel," the regulator said.

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