Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Bishop, I present the report on the Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Bill 2012, together with submissions received by the committee and move:

That the reported be printed.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to speak to the motion. I am just pointing out that this is a government in complete shambles. This is a government that is now proceeding to table this report, to immediately go into debate on the legislation—

Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Cormann, resume your seat. Your comments have to be relevant to the motion.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, sure—I am observing the fact that the government are bringing forward the tabling of this report so that they can then immediately proceed to debate the legislation without the Senate having a proper opportunity to consider the findings in this report.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Cormann, that is not relevant to the motion. The question is that the motion be carried.

Question agreed to.

Ordered that the report be printed.