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

This could turn out to be a circular argument, Senator Bob Brown. They are the potential savings that the government see as part of this process. We are not setting targets. I have consistently indicated that. He has criticised us for doing that, but that is the government’s position. We do not intend to set targets, but our information indicates that between 10 and 30 per cent are the parameters of the potential savings from the original legislation that was passed last year and which we are making some minor technical amendments to as part of the debate today.