Senate debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Bills

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2016; In Committee

6:40 pm

Photo of Arthur SinodinosArthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science) Share this | Hansard source

Well, whether it was plastic or it was made from proper glass—sand and silica—we will see! The point is this: we can proceed on the basis that most people in this chamber believe is a fair basis on which to go forward. On the way, if issues arise, there is a two-year monitoring period. I do not believe that in that time substantial harm will be done to Australian industry if there has to be some sort of tweaking of the examples we are talking about or their interpretation. The ACCC is fully onside, and I am happy to interact further with the Australian Made Campaign on any outstanding concerns. As I said before, they were consulted in arriving at examples.

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