Rod Kemp (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Evans, I have pressed my advisers on this issue. I note your concerns in this area, and the advice I have received is that the extra requirements in this amendment are really not necessary. It is the registrar’s current practice to provide particulars in a show cause notice—in fact, I understand this is required under administrative law—so these extra requirements you are proposing are simply not necessary. The current practice will, of course, continue as it is necessary, to pick up another one of your points, in order to provide procedural fairness. While we understand your sentiment and we understand your concerns, the advice I have received makes it very clear that your goals are already being achieved under the current arrangements and, therefore, this amendment is not necessary.