Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

Can I just reinforce the point I made earlier that these are very substantial amendments. This bill has been around for a long, long time. What is going on with this government, where they cannot get these most basic of amendments correct? Why is it, Minister, through you, Mr Temporary Chairman, that it has taken month upon month to address these particular issues? This government is, quite frankly, out of control. It has lost control of the legislative process. I do not know where it is getting its advice from, but it is bad advice. And it needs to start moving very quickly to stop putting people who are quite innocent in this whole process at some sort of risk. That is what bad legislation and bad advice will do.

Question agreed to.