Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

In lieu of a division, I want to put on record that the Democrats also support the amendments. They are based upon evidence. They are not something that has just been dreamed up by any of the political parties to try and differentiate or score a political point. They are not just based on evidence given to the Senate committee inquiry but also, as I understand it, based on previous deliberations. When the government say that something is unworkable, I think they mean that it does not work in the way that they want it to, and that is not a good enough reason, certainly in this particular area. I indicate our support for the amendments.

Question negatived.