Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

This is the first opportunity that I have had to be in the chair on a debate on the consideration in detail of this piece of legislation. The consideration-in-detail debate is a very narrow—I emphasise 'very narrow'—debate. We have before us an amendment moved by the member for North Sydney that goes to a particular clause in the original bill and suggests words that replace it.

That is the subject of the debate now. Whatever has happened for the last three or four hours of debate, just forget it. You had your opportunity to speak in the second reading debate; this is not a rerun.

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