Rod Kemp (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

Senator, I am not sure that raising your voice adds to the strength of your argument. The government indicated that it is reviewing the act. This is an internal government review but in the process of doing this my understanding is—and I am looking at my advisers to see whether the information I have given is correct—the government will of course be consulting, as I have attempted to underline to you, Senator Siewert. One of the reasons that this government has been able to get itself re-elected is that it does have a reputation for being a consultative government. It is a government that gets out and it listens. You may have given a different order to that sentence you have read. I think you may have had in mind a major, formal review or a major inquiry. I think that was not the intention, Senator. I hope I have clarified that for you.