David Leyonhjelm (NSW, Liberal Democratic Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move amendments (3) to (6) on sheet 7684.

(3) Schedule 2, page 11 (table), omit the table, substitute:

(4) Schedule 2, page 13 (table), omit the table, substitute:

(5) Schedule 2, page 41 (table), omit the table.

(6) Schedule 2, page 42 (table), omit the table.

I oppose clause 14 and schedule 1 in the following terms:

(1) Clause 14, page 8 (line 8) to page 9 (line 7), to be opposed.

(2) Schedule 1, page 10, to be opposed.

The purpose of these amendments is to implement what I talked about before—the tied grants. I am philosophically opposed to tied grants. They are bad practice. They amount to pork-barrelling. These amendments are the removal of those costs. It is $25,000. It is a symbolic amount, as I said, but the principle on which it is based is wrong. I commend the amendments.

Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government is not in the terrain where we entertain line item amendments. I refer the senator to my previous comments in my summing-up speech. We will not be supporting the amendments.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I indicate to Senator Leyonhjelm that the opposition will not be supporting the amendments.

Sam Dastyari (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that amendments (3) to (6) as circulated be adopted.

Question negatived.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: The question is that clause 14 and schedule 1 stand as printed.

Question agreed to.

Bill agreed to.

Bill reported without amendments; report adopted.