Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

The regime of administrative funding in our legislation is clear that the funds are paid to the endorsing national entity. For Independents, the administration funding is paid directly. This was in response to feedback from some Independents who were constructively engaged in this process. I don't want the parliament to think that there wasn't constructive discussion with some of the Independents, because there was. Some of them made good suggestions, which we have picked up. Some of the Independents in this room would lead you to believe that there is no support from Independents for this legislation, but, in fact, there is.