Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Together with Senator Cormann, I intend to move an amendment to that motion. The amendment is as circulated, with two words added. I, and also on behalf of Senator Cormann, move:

At the end of the motion, add “and, should the question for the third reading of these bills be negatived, a message be sent to the House of Representatives informing the House that, if further legislation to validate the collection of the revenue so far under these measures were to be presented by noon on 19 March 2009, the Senate would be disposed to expedite the consideration of that legislation”.

The amendment speaks for itself. In anticipation of the third reading not succeeding, it is a message to the House on the revenues collected under this measure to say that the Senate would look seriously and expeditiously at considering a measure from the House if it wanted to retain those revenues.