Mrs BRONWYN BISHOP (12:58 PM) —I will not intervene further after this because it is now quite apparent to the House and to anybody who is listening to the broadcast that the minister who purports to know what he is about is unable to tell the House what it is he is amending and he was unable to ’fess up to the fact he did not know, unless that piece of paper he has just been handed tells him what section 169 of the Excise Act says. I will not intervene further unless he has got some extra information to give us. It is very disappointing to see that the Assistant Treasurer of this government is not across his brief and simply is not up to doing the job that he is supposed to do.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

  (Quorum formed)