Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I am not sure I can assist Senator Siewert any more on this point. I have stated that I am not going to respond to hypothetical scenarios. If the question is ‘Do those provisions continue?’ clearly, as a matter of law, they do. If amendments are not carried by the chamber and there are no amendments on these issues proposed by the government, then the provisions continue. I reiterate: this bill goes to those issues that we said it would in our implementation plan, in terms of the scope of the transition bill. These issues pertain to agreement making. The government will consult all relevant stakeholders and those issues will be addressed in the substantive legislation.