Chris Pearce (Aston, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Prospect for his question. I am not sure what he is getting at. As he knows only too well, since we assumed government in 1996, we have gone out of our way to consult with industry stakeholders, unlike our predecessors. The Department of the Treasury is always consulting with industry stakeholders on a whole range of ideas, suggestions and proposals. In terms of asking whether the Department of the Treasury is prepared is to consult industry stakeholders, it is business as usual. They do that each and every day. In terms of the comment he made about a very worthwhile policy, you would expect that from him, wouldn’t you? But that is for others to judge, isn’t it?

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