Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Bills

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; In Committee

10:35 am

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The bill covers local government. If we think about some local shire council in the Australian democracy, you could strike an agreement of theirs down but you think it's not relevant for a significant university to come within the remit of the bill. You can answer on process but there's a policy point: there's a regulatory gap which you've put in place and which you haven't justified other than in a sort of process-process answer.

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