Senate debates

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Committees

Economics Legislation Committee; Proposed Reference of Carbon Polution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 and Related Bills

11:56 am

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Can I indicate that I will not be supporting this motion. I would like to outline my reasons for doing so. I think, as a general principle, that the Senate ought to inquire into important pieces of legislation and that it ought to do so through the committee process. But let us put this in perspective. What has happened here. This bill has already been debated in this chamber—

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