Stephen Bates (Brisbane, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I have a very quick statement on these amendments. The Greens believe these amendments are a rushed attempt to make a bad bill slightly more acceptable. They demonstrate that the government still has not heard the feedback they have assertively received from the disability community, as the identified issues have not come close to being properly addressed. While there are some parts of the government amendments that will not actively make the bill worse, the fundamental issues are unchanged. There are also some parts of these amendments that will increase ministerial power, and these are of great concern to us. The Greens have heard the disability community and we will continue to work with disabled people and their families to oppose this rushed bill which will do so much harm to disabled people.

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