House debates
Monday, 13 February 2017
Bills
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
7:27 pm
Alan Tudge (Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source
These additional notes will ensure that domestic clarification of certain fruits, vegetables and pasta-like goods is consistent with Australia's international obligations following recent decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Mr Husic interjecting—
Mr Speaker, I am consistently being interjected on here, which makes it very difficult to complete this important summing-up speech!
The final amendment gives effect to the closure of the Enhanced Project By-law Scheme, announced as part of the 2016-17 budget and effective from 3 May 2016. This amendment recognises the decline in the ability of the scheme to achieve the policy objective. I commend the bill to the House.
Question agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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