Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

I take it that the minister is confirming that the department drafted this amendment. I raise that because it is not in itself a matter of odium that that happened but it is a question of whether or not these amendments are understood. It does raise the issue of what support the government provided to understand the implications of these amendments. I take it that you are also confirming that there was no modelling undertaken. Is that the case? Was there any modelling undertaken to establish that, as you say, the same effect would be generated by this new amendment?