Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Is the minister telling us that, if a particular case is afoot and the government believes that there is a strong enough public interest argument for another party to be joined to contest an application, you would legislate to allow them to participate? That is bizarre. Why not pass this amendment now and save yourself the trouble? I find it a bit hard to believe that the government would rush in here and stand up against some foreign rights holder, when you are quite clearly failing to do that in the primary clause of the bill, and allow EFA, Choice or some other public interest organisation to get into court? Is that what you are suggesting you will do?