Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I'm just getting some technical advice here, because we're really now drilling down into the technical aspect of the bill. The clarification I've had on that point is that if it were a change of definition, it would go to JSCOT, but if it were a change in the calculation of the methodology, as you were describing, that would still come back to regulation but it would cover all of the FTAs, not one by one. In short, from the technical explanation I've just had, yes, it would come into regulation if it were a change of calculation. I might have to consult with the officials, given the level of granularity of that question, to make sure that's correct, but my understanding is that if it's a change in calculation, yes it is.