Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Again, good governments rely on the reasons of court decisions to make decisions, and this government, being a good government, intends to do that. Once they are received, we also intend to seek legal advice from the Solicitor-General about the implications of those reasons and how they relate to other individuals who may be affected. The government will not be introducing rushed legislation that could exacerbate legal challenges; we've already seen the consequences of that in other matters where legislation that was introduced by the former government was found to be unconstitutional. So we'll be taking a considered approach to this to make sure that whatever action is taken is legally enforceable and complies with the law, because that's what good governments do. We're not all into stunts. We're not all into grandstanding. Some of us here are here to run good governments that abide by the law and abide by the High Court. (Time expired)