Debate resumed from 19 June, on motion by Senator Campbell:

That this bill be now read a second time.

upon which Senator Cook moved by way of amendment:

At the end of the motion, add:

"but the Senate:

(a)   rejects outright the Government's failure to develop and implement a policy for Australian manufacturing industry and is of the view that, because of the inevitable impact this bill will have on employment, the bill would be more appropriately referred to as the Bounty Legislation (Export of Australian Jobs) Amendment Bill; and

(b)   calls on the Government to keep the ships bounty in place until the OECD Shipbuilding Agreement comes into force; and

(c)   calls on the Government to develop with industry an industry growth plan for the machine tools and robotics industry sector, the book publishing and printing sector, and the computer industry sector; and

(d)   condemns the Government for breaking its own election commitment to maintain the computer bounty until the year 2000."