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

That is fine. If the Clerk can assist, we would be very grateful. So far in the committee stage consideration we have dealt with request (2). My understanding was that we then dealt with the cluster of amendments (3), (4) and (6), but I do not see how that is reflected in revised (3).

The TEMPORARY CHAIR: It is (3), (4) and (5), I am advised.

My understanding was that we did (3), (4) and (6), and after that we then did (5).

The TEMPORARY CHAIR: That is correct.

Okay. If we could have the running sheet amended so that we are all in the same place, understanding what progress we have made, that would assist us, I think, in this committee consideration. As the minister said, we are now dealing with amendments (1) and (7), which are essentially the government's amendments with respect to the schooling resourcing body. I have indicated in response to Senator Hanson-Young that our position is that we prefer the greater independence and the greater specificity of our proposed amendments in relation to particularly the review of the SES, so we will deal with those subsequently. For that reason, we do not support the proposal that the government has negotiated with the crossbench.