Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

Let me conclude, since I only have five minutes at this point, on the critical point here: we are being asked to consider this significant electoral reform legislation—the first of its kind in 30 years—which is based on backroom discussions between the Australian Greens, Senator Xenophon and the government, with no information. But, for the first time in my parliamentary experience, we have been shielded from the department. The committee and the government would not allow the Department of Finance to appear before the committee, and we are waiting for this information so that we can give proper consideration to what the government took into consideration. (Time expired)