Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I am afraid the parliamentary secretary has misunderstood me—and that is perhaps not a difficult thing to do; it is understandable! But what I was suggesting was not to delay the passage of this bill. I can count, but I think there are some issues of accountability here that need to be dealt with. What I am suggesting is that, given JSCOT's role in looking at the legislation—as atypical as it is, as Senator Feeney has pointed out; but, notwithstanding that, it has occurred: there has been a precedent set for this piece of very important legislation—will the government commit itself, after the passage of this legislation, as appears highly likely, to JSCOT having another look at this, to another referral to JSCOT about this bill, in the context of the concerns raised during the committee stages of this bill?