John Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that a national-level representative body for member-owned and cooperatively-owned businesses will be launched in March 2013 as a legacy initiative of the International Year of Co-operatives campaign, does the government plan to consult more widely with Australia's cooperative and member-owned business sector on issues of policy, legislation and regulation? Will the government commit to amend the current rules that prevent cooperative businesses accessing the services provided by government-funded business enterprises like Enterprise Connect?