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

If I may, I want to acknowledge Senator Troeth’s excellent record in this area. As I indicated, the opposition were considering these matters on balance. As we were discussing these matters, a number of issues were explained to us further, which allowed us to be more supportive of some of these government amendments. Given the vote of the committee that has just taken place, the notice of amendment that I gave of course needs to be withdrawn because it would be inconsistent with that vote. I can indicate that the coalition has no difficulty with the rest of the amendments and supports the next raft.