Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave, responding to a request by Minister Wong, to provide further explanation to the chamber about the deep flaws in the Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 and the coalition's ideas on how this bill can be further improved. I seek leave to move a motion that debate on this bill be extended by a further hour to enable the Senate to further explore the deep flaws in this bill and to assess and discuss the many coalition suggestions on how this bill can be improved so that Australia can have a strong, effective and independent Parliamentary Budget Office.

Leave not granted.