House debates

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Bills

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Repeal) (No. 1) Bill 2014; Second Reading

6:34 pm

Photo of Ewen JonesEwen Jones (Herbert, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Here is a picture which you are probably familiar with of the Pont Neuf in Paris. He entirely wrapped the Pont Neuf in Paris and the Reichstag in Berlin. In fact, he has made a great name for himself by wrapping various public buildings in tape and other materials.

I have got a say that if Cristo ever wants to revisit Australia then he could find a great collaborative partner in the Cristo from Kooyong because we have heard great speeches from the Cristo from Kooyong, the parliamentary secretary Josh Frydenberg, when he introduced into this place the red tape repeal day legislation. He had some pretty fine things to say about the importance of removing red tape. He said that when they came to government they committed to cut $1 billion a year in red tape. They said that regulation will no longer be the default action of government. It will only be a means of last resort after every other avenue is exhausted. So you have got to ask yourself: what is going through the mind of the Cristo from Kooyong in repealing the very piece of legislation which is designed to remove red tape from the charities and not-for-profit sector?

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