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I will now deal with the amendments circulated by Senator Tyrrell. The question is that the amendments on sheets 3627 and 3628, in the name of Senator Tyrrell, be agreed to.

Senator Tyrrell's circulated amendments

SHEET 3627

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 6), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite".

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 7 to 19), omit subsection 19AABC(1), substitute:

Indefinite freeze in indexation

(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 19(1) applies in relation to each CPI indexed draught beer rate as if the indexation factor were 1 for 1 August 2025 and each later indexation day.

Note: This means the rates as they are on 31 July 2025 will be unchanged indefinitely.

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SHEET 3628

(1) Schedule 1, heading, page 3 (line 1), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite".

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 7), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite".

(3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 8 to 19), omit subsection 6L(1), substitute:

(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 6A(1) applies in relation to each CPI indexed draught beer rate as if the indexation factor were 1 for 1 August 2025 and each later indexation day.

Note: This means the rates as they are on 31 July 2025 will be unchanged indefinitely.

Question negatived.

I will now deal with the amendment circulated by Senator David Pocock. The question is that the amendment on sheet 3660, in the name of Senator David Pocock, be agreed to.

Senator David Pocock's circulated amendment to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (after line 23), after section 6L, insert:

6M Temporary freeze in indexation for craft beer

(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 6A(1) applies, in relation to craft beer and each CPI indexed non-draught beer rate, as if the indexation factor were 1 for each of the following indexation days:

(a) 1 August 2025;

(b) 1 February 2026;

(c) 1 August 2026;

(d) 1 February 2027.

Note 1: This means the rates as they are on 31 July 2025 will be unchanged for the next 2 years.

Note 2: When indexation resumes in August 2027, the indexation factor for 1 August 2027 will be applied against these unchanged rates (see subsection 6A(1)).

(2) In this section:

CPI indexed non-draught beer rate means a rate of duty set out in subitem 1.1, 1.5 or 1.10 of the Schedule.

craft beer means beer brewed by a member of the Independent Brewers Association or a similar not-for-profit organisation representing independent, local brewers with appropriate governance of member eligibility and conduct.

indexation day has the same meaning as in section 6A.