Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee present its report on the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 [No. 2] by 10 am on Thursday, 17 June 2010.

I understand Senator Fielding may be moving an amendment.

Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Can I foreshadow an amendment? It is just to do with a date.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—If I may just explain that Senator Crossin has agreed and I understand the government agrees with the amendment that Senator Fielding will be proposing that the date of report, instead of being tomorrow at 10 am, be Monday at 10 am. I understand there has been general agreement to that effect, and Senator Fielding will move an amendment to this motion.

Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Omit “Thursday, 17 June 2010”, substitute “Monday, 21 June 2010”.

The question now is that the amendment be agreed to.

Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I apologise if there has indeed been an agreement to amend the motion. I am not aware of that. My current instructions are not to support the motion. It would be useful if there was a delay in this process to allow me to refresh those instructions, if indeed they need to be refreshed. I ask that this matter be postponed to a later hour of the day.

Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is it agreed that it be postponed to a later hour?

Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—Just very quickly, the brief background to this is that the motion originally had the report being tabled tomorrow. That clearly is just not enough time for the committee to get that done. After speaking to a number of people, I feel as if the report could be produced by Tuesday next week. My discussions then were with both the government and opposition. Monday seems to be the date that seems to be okay, so I am happy for those formal discussions to be formalised later on when this comes back. That gives you an idea of what was happening.

Debate adjourned.