Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Basically what we have here is a correction of a drafting error. They put the word 'Commonwealth' when they should have put the word 'national regulator'. By reason of that we are technically not able to send money is that were owed to the national regulator to the national regulator. This is extremely brief, so I will be brief. We are fixing up a drafting error. Let's leave it at that.

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was caught by surprise by that brevity. I am very pleased that Senator Joyce is supporting the legislation and I thank him for his brevity and contribution. I commend the bill to the Senate.

Bill read a second time.