Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

No, I know you were not here, but you have been here since July last year. There has been a fair amount of discussion—in fact, I would consider it an extraordinary amount of discussion. We have taken up some time in the chamber today and, if we agreed to your request and we were to sort out that technical issue and give you a further assurance, that would obviously not satisfy Senator Fielding. So we are not inclined to agree to the request. As I say, the matter has been around for a year. You can only consult so far. That is the reality of the world, and the reality of the world is that people are not satisfied with the consultations so far.