Senate debates

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Bills

Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) Bill 2019; In Committee

10:31 am

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I'm actually struggling to follow this, to be honest, Minister, and maybe that's a reflection on me. You did say there was a process and you gave us an example of how a change to the formula on tariff or quota would automatically trigger a JSCOT process. You have given one example of what would be a substantial change that would require this coming back for a parliamentary process and would give some kind of parliamentary oversight or scrutiny. Can you give us an example of what a minor change that doesn't need to go through that process would be? Who decides this? Is it DFAT providing advice to you that it doesn't require a JSCOT or parliamentary process? Is it the government or the ministerial office who decides, or do you discuss this in some other forum or process?

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