Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support the request for amendment moved by Senators Murray and Stephens. Determinations created under these provisions are already legislative instruments, as Senator Murray said, and are registered as soon as practicable after creation, together with an explanatory statement, on the Federal Register of Legislative Agreements, as required by the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. All legislative instruments registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments are tabled in both houses of parliament within six sitting days after registration. Therefore the proposed amendments are unnecessary and could result in a duplicate tabling of determinations made under these provisions.

Question negatived.