Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I would just like to indicate the Australian Greens support for the government amendments that have just been moved by Senator Ludwig. They arise I think entirely from the recommendations of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee inquiry, in which I participated. We believe that in some regards they do not go far enough to meeting the recommendations of the committee, but I will comment on those as we come to debate the Greens amendments that are further down the running sheet. But I would just like to indicate that I appreciate that the government sought to heed the work that that committee had done. It was valuable work. It incorporated feedback from some of the best minds in the country who have spent a lot of time thinking about or actually operating within this legal environment in the court system. I think the amendments that have come from the government do go some way towards fulfilling some of the unanimous recommendations that the committee made on the way through, so I just indicate at this point that we will be supporting these amendments.