Senate debates

Thursday, 27 February 2020

Bills

Statute Update (Regulations References) Bill 2020; Second Reading

12:52 pm

Photo of Carol BrownCarol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Tourism) Share this | | Hansard source

Labor will be supporting the Statute Update (Regulations References) Bill 2020. This bill makes a series of minor technical changes to 10 principal acts to update references to regulations. It appears that the changes made by this bill really are, as the government claims in its explanatory memorandum, minor technical changes that constitute no more than statutory housekeeping. However, given the government's track record, we did have to check. I commend the bill to the Senate.

12:53 pm

Photo of Jonathon DuniamJonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | | Hansard source

I also commend the bill to the Senate.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.