Senate debates

Monday, 21 November 2011

Bills

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011; Third Reading

12:19 pm

Photo of Cory BernardiCory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I will make a brief contribution as well. I restate our concerns with this bill, notwithstanding the fact that some of our amendments have been carried. We do not believe that this bill goes far enough. It is a pilot program and we believe that it should be a full program. We believe the penalty regime is virtually non-existent. Having said that, as some amendments have been passed, we will give the government the benefit of the doubt and we will not be calling a division on the passage of this bill.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

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