Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Bills
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Declaration of Urgency
9:41 am
Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source
My plea to my colleagues on the crossbenches is that we can have, at least, another two hours and 20 minutes of debate tomorrow morning so that we can have some semblance of a committee stage. It is not perfect; I hate the guillotine. But we must have a committee stage for these bills and we must give other senators an opportunity to speak on these bills. All I am saying is that no harm will be done. If the government gets its way—as I expect it will with this legislation—it would still be out of here by tomorrow and into the House of Representatives on Monday morning. There will be no prejudice to the government. This is about the Senate doing its job. My plea to my crossbench colleagues is: do not set a nasty precedent. Whatever has happened in the past has happened.
Senator Scullion interjecting—
It is. Come on, Senator Scullion. This is important. You will not be prejudicing the government's agenda if we deal with these bills by 11.50 tomorrow morning. That is my plea to my crossbench colleagues.
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