Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I understand that you're trying to align this with the previous changes and how we deal with previous trade agreements. I appreciate that. As I indicated, it appears from the Bills Digest that this new issue has been raised. It might be a case where, had we had our time again, we might not have changed the previous legislation, but that's by the bye. I have before me a piece of legislation that I understand is similar or identical to past legislation relating to new treaties. If it got missed last time, that doesn't excuse me, now that it's been drawn to my attention, from examining, perhaps, an otherwise unappreciated consequence. It's in that context that I'm still trying to get an answer as to whether or not the regulation to change the PSR is disallowable and whether or not this bill alters that part of the process. That's fundamental to my question, and it's fundamental to the way in which I will vote.