Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The secretary of the department does not view this as relating both to the nature and extent of the application of the decision and to clarity. In fact, the secretary says it is clarity only; it is not about the nature and extent of the application of the decision. I will read from the Senate Hansard on 31 May of this year. This is a my question to Mr Campbell:

When you say work continues on clarifying the operation of the law, what do you actually mean by that? Is that in relation to the nature and extent of the application of the decision, or is it lack of clarity that you are talking about?

Mr Campbell : It is the issue of the clarity of the intent of the legislative provision.

You are now telling the chamber, on behalf of the department, that it is in relation both to the nature and extent of the application of the decision and to clarity, but in Senate estimates the secretary himself said that it was not a nature and extent issue; it was a clarity only issue.