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

I appreciate the government’s position and the opposition’s position. I think these are matters that will need to be revisited. I infer by Senator Carr’s comments earlier that Minister Bowen is looking at some of these matters in terms of insurance contracts. I still think this has been a lost opportunity. We could have gone further; we could have put in some further sensible reforms for the benefit of consumers. My concern is that this legislation will not give the degree of protection to consumers that it was intended to give in the first place.

Question negatived.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.