Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Could the minister explain the difference in principle between the agreement that was entered into by the Australian Federal Police and Oxiana—and its successor corporate body, OZ Minerals—and what is proposed in a very well set out speech by my colleague Senator Cash explaining the logic behind deferred prosecution agreements? What is the difference between what was done last year and what is being proposed by the opposition here, except for the fact that what the opposition is proposing is that a scheme that has actually been passed by this parliament be adopted and implemented, as opposed to being implemented through guidelines? What is the difference?