Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Because on this side we are so helpful, I will not claim the standing order that you should not ask me for legal opinion—because, of course, the effect of his question is that he was asking me for a legal opinion. The effect of the law, as it stands, is that, if the fuel excise indexation arrangements are not validated by the parliament, the funds will be refunded to the taxpayer who was responsible for paying the tax in the first place—that is, fuel manufacturers or fuel importers. That is something for the Labor Party and the Greens to think about. (Time expired)