Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

Family First’s priority is small business. That is why Family First supports the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005. Small business groups across Australia want these numerous changes. One of these changes allows easier collective bargaining for small businesses. The bill also gives more power to the ACCC, not less. My third point is that the government has given a commitment to small business to amend section 46 of the Trade Practices Act to help fight predatory pricing by big business. The government has made it clear that these further amendments to section 46 will not proceed unless the legislation before the committee proceeds. Family First will not stand in the way of small business getting wins.

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