I thank the member for Rankin who contributed some pertinent points to the debate on the Public Governance and Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017. The bill would, if enacted, amend 13 acts across the Commonwealth to harmonise them with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the PGPA Act, and its related rules and instruments designed to improve governance, transparency and accountability arrangements for Commonwealth entitles within the Australian government. I commend the bill.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.