Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, the coalition will not be opposing these amendments and, for that matter, the other amendments that the minister is proposing to move. I make one observation, and that is that this process has been a shambles. The fact that there are such significant amendments, large numbers of amendments, being made at the last moment and that there is a new explanatory memorandum, and then corrections to the explanatory memorandum, just demonstrate that this process has been a shambles. Having said that, we think that most of the amendments are probably an improvement and, therefore, we are not going to oppose them. The final point I make is that, while the coalition are opposed to the package, we will not be calling 10 divisions, to suit the convenience of the House.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

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