Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Could I seek the indulgence of the minister. Without showing him all my cards on this very vexed issue, I indicate that we would be minded to vote for the government’s amendments in the event that ours, dealing with a similar issue, were to be voted down. So I wonder, without delaying the Senate for too long, if the crossbenchers would be minded to indicate which preference they have.