Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

Senators Conroy and Carr always think that decibels somehow obviate the need for intellectual robustness in these debates. But they do not; I can assure you.

Senator Cormann was able to bring the five years of absolute uncertainty to a conclusion which included in the regulations matters on which everybody in this place, I understand, was agreed. By disallowing this regulation, you will be throwing out the baby with the bathwater. That is what you will be doing. Honourable senators should be alert to that proposition and to that possibility. That is why we say: if you were to be mature and considered legislators, you would say, 'Can we come to a conclusion in relation to these matters and have discussions with the Minister for Finance to ascertain whether or not to put things'— (Time expired)