Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

There's no need to be a smart alec, Senator Shoebridge. I obviously wasn't around, but I think it would be fair to say that, when primary legislation is first introduced to parliament, ordinarily there is a longer process than there is with a very slim set of minor amendments, which is what we're talking about here.