Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

As I indicated when I closed the debate, the government won't be accepting or supporting any crossbench amendments at this time. I thank all honourable members on the crossbench for their engagement and their many meetings with me over recent weeks. Several of the things that the honourable member for Warringah has put forward will be covered by very similar amendments in the Senate. Not all of them will be covered, but several will be. In the interest of clarity, we'll process those through the other house and not this House. Accordingly, we won't be supporting any amendments moved by the crossbench today. I do respect the integrity and the intent behind many of them. Not all of them we would agree with, but many are reflected in amendments that will be moved in the Senate. I understand my office has already offered honourable members on the crossbench a briefing this afternoon, which I look forward to facilitating for honourable members. The government will be proceeding on that basis.

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