Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Okay, I will not use the word ‘madness’ but instead, say, ‘legislative red tape’. If we did vote for this amendment the number required for the tax receipt for the 2010-11 income year will not be available until three months after the processing of returns commences on 1 July. So if we were to vote for this amendment what we would be doing is delaying people’s tax returns for up to two months because many Australians file their tax returns straightaway. Indeed, under the Liberal amendment—or the coalition amendment, because let us not forget the National Party, the country cousins of the Liberal Party—

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