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

I do apologise. I think my age gets to me sometimes! I take Senator Stott Despoja’s point. It was not my intention to offend.

Question negatived.

I move opposition amendment (5) on sheet 5190:

(5)    Schedule 1, item 1, page 28 (lines 33 to 37), omit subsection 15HH(4).

This amendment relates to controlled operations and seeks to ensure that there is—following the Senate committee’s recommendation—greater accountability within this area. I will not speak to this at length. I spoke to this matter during my speech in the second reading debate. The numbers in this place are not going to support me on this amendment. Therefore, I will not take up more time than is needed to make that point. I think that the Senate committee got it right, but in this instance the government will not be moved that far.