Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to table and consider the Scrutiny of Bills Committee report now, with myself, Senator Edwards, who is a member of the committee, and Senator Fifield—should I not be able to finish my 10 minutes—having up to 15 minutes to talk on the consideration of the report. By way of explanation, I indicate that I was going to move an amendment to the substantive motion to provide for that. It was agreed, I thought, by the government for me, instead of moving the amendment, to be given leave to do that.