Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister for that. That is useful information for the chamber and indeed is an answer to at least part of the question. It is an answer to how at present he envisages such an instrument being developed and the conditions for such an instrument being developed. It does not answer why then he believes that all future ministers—as this legislation will apply to those who come after you, Senator Conroy, you will not be there forever; yes, even you will not be there forever—