Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Abetz, if this is an established approach that has been taken in previous legislation, do you have any examples as to where the issues that Senator Xenophon is raising have been dealt with—not the specific issues but the principles that he has raised? Does it cause or has it caused any of the problems that Senator Xenophon has raised in any other pieces of legislation? Obviously, if what Senator Xenophon is saying is correct then there are issues that need to be resolved in relation to this. The other question would be: in terms of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, would there be a need for separate amendments on that, Senator Abetz? Do you see this as falling within the same principles as Senator Xenophon is raising?