Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting the Greens amendments. I am now noting the updated amendment (2) put before the Senate. This would completely, totally and utterly exclude these people, and as such people working in these industries would not be able to avail themselves of the copious benefits that we have been through of automatic mutual recognition. It also fails to properly understand the fact that if any particular state does have any concern, they themselves are actually able to put in place an exemption.

The CHAIR: The question is that Greens amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1285 be agreed to.