Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Labor also accepts the urgency and the reasons put forward by the government for the Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2006 being declared an urgent bill. Labor does understand that there is a need for certainty in industry and will not be opposing the exemption from the cut-off. In terms of management of the bill, it is being introduced now and we have before us the second reading speech and the EM, together with the final version of the bill. We thank the government for the draft presented last night. It also assisted in helping us to formulate our view today. Labor will be in a position later this morning to be able to deal adequately with the bill. We understand the reasons behind it; they emanate from the Cole commission of inquiry. We appreciate both the Greens’ and the government’s position in bringing forward this bill and ensuring that we have been adequately informed about it and the need for urgency.

Question agreed to.