Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—Whilst we have granted our consent to the cut-off provisions for these bills and support them, we just want to explain that we understand the nature of some of the bills that need to be granted exemption but on this occasion we feel as though there are some—in particular, the legislation that is not urgent—that have been with the government for some time and could have been managed in a far more effective manner. Having said that, whilst we have facilitated the government on this occasion, as we have done in the past, we are not just going to agree willy-nilly to exemptions to the cut-off on every occasion without further debate.