Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Labor understands that currently regulators can only make safety interventions by banning products after they are already in the market, putting Australian consumers at risk. Therefore Labor supports the principle of a proactive product safety regime outlined in this motion as recommended by the Australian Consumer Law Review2017 handed down in April last year. It is disappointing to note that this report has sat with the government since then and that they have again failed to act. I also note that there is currently no Assistant Treasurer who would be responsible for this, because they are so concerned with their own Liberal Party internal leadership challenges.