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

Chairman, can I get clarification from you. Because of the haste in which—and it is not a criticism of you, of course—we have proceeded, I have a number of questions for the committee as a whole on some preliminary matters. I believe Senator Milne may have some preliminary questions to raise. I wonder whether we could deal with those before we deal with the amendments, because that may have some bearing on the consideration of the amendments. Would the minister be prepared to facilitate that?

The CHAIRMAN: If the minister wishes to indulge the chamber, otherwise we will deal with amendment (5). But before I call on other amendments to be moved, we will deal with some general questions. Let us deal with amendment (5) first.

The CHAIRMAN: The question is that government amendment (5) on sheet HV130 be agreed to.