Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I would remind those opposite that the export certification rebate in question was scheduled to lapse at the end of 2008-09, an arrangement put in place by the previous government. There has been no budget to fund it beyond that date. The Beale review found that the funding should be allowed to lapse. As a consequence, the government proposed to invest $40 million in reform of the export certification process. These reforms will reduce costs for exporters and improve efficiencies. Just as it did with the EMDG, the Liberal Party is bleating about a policy reform that they lacked the required political courage to implement when they were in government. They have the hypocrisy to demand that this government— (Time expired)