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

Senator Abetz is correct. I did mislead him and I do apologise. I think it is worthwhile to put that on the record. What we also were at and why I missed that point is that we were seeking to have that dealt with yesterday evening as part of the division that we had in respect of opposition amendment (8). However, it is a consequential amendment and it could not be included within it. We do not intend to divide in respect of that. We have stated our opposition to it; it is a consequential amendment. We have indicated our reasoning for the opposition to that and I have already spoken to it as part of the overall package of matters that went to votes at meetings. So I do not intend to add anything in respect of that matter other than to express our opposition to it.

Question agreed to.