Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting on Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

Through you, Mr President, I did hear that fairly inane interjection from Senator McGauran. They are progressing well. Senator McGauran, for your information, through you, Mr President, we actually have a reform agenda. We are actually undertaking reforms, unlike your government, which sat on its hands—or for a number of years sat under the doormat, in your case. We actually have a reform agenda, Senator McGauran.

Around one-third of these 27 priority regulatory reforms are operational: standard business reporting, a national registration and accreditation scheme for health professionals, a national system of trade measurement and the implementation of national regulation of trustee corporations. That sat around for 80 years. You did nothing in almost 12 long years; we are introducing national trustee regulation in this country. Other reforms will shortly be operational. (Time expired)