Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I am interested to see this amendment brought in to this bill. There is only one copy of the supplementary explanatory memorandum, which the Clerk has at the present time and which I have had an opportunity only to have a cursory look at. The question needs to be asked. It seems to be that there is an intention by the government to be able to do things by regulation, rather than by primary legislation in this House, where it can be contested and debated. I would like the government to answer the question: is that the purpose of the amendment?

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