Andrew Murray (WA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Siewert, move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

the Government will need time to consider possible legislative changes to the wheat export regime, following the report of the Cole Commission of Inquiry, but

(ii)

from a cash flow and revenue perspective, Western Australian wheat growers need urgent resolution in 2006 to present export impediments; and

(b)

asks the Government to consider introducing legislation into the Senate in the sitting week commencing 4 December 2006 to provide that for a period of 15 months or two seasons the final approval power for wheat export licences be transferred to the Treasurer.

Question put.