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

Senator Hanson, that issue, along with many others, probably can't be addressed or properly considered until we get the full reasons from the High Court. I guess what we're seeking to do with the amendments we're moving today is to put in place an interim step that offers greater protection to the Australian community than exists without the amendments. But, as I say, on that particular issue and many others, we'll need to wait until we get the High Court reasoning.