Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

This, of course, is the generosity of spirit that I talked about in supporting you for the Speaker's position late last year, which I described at the time as 'not feeling the love'. But I feel a lot more today as a consequence of the way you have described my second reading amendment, and I am grateful for that.

In your consideration of the second reading amendment, can I point you to the bill and the compacts between universities and the government that are part of this legislation. It is the submission of the coalition that these are extra red tape and are a regulatory burden, which therefore, in our opinion, means that a second reading amendment about red tape and regulation would therefore be appropriate. I am grateful that you are not ruling out the second reading amendment immediately. I am very prepared to talk to you further about this and for your consideration in concert with the clerks. You will probably report either to me privately or to the House at a future time.

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