George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—The opposition opposes items 1, 2 and 6 of schedules 1 and 2 in the following terms:

(1)    Schedule 1, items 1 to 2, page 3 (lines 1 to 16), items TO BE OPPOSED.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 6, page 4 (lines 8 and 9), item TO BE OPPOSED.

(4)    Schedule 2, items 1 and 2, page 5 (lines 6 to 16), item TO BE OPPOSED.

(6)    Schedule 2, item 6, page 6 (lines 8 and 9), item TO BE OPPOSED.

These relate to the question of the Birdsville amendment. They appear on the grey running sheet in the first bracket of amendments. For the reasons indicated in my speech on the second reading, the opposition will be opposing those clauses of the bill.