Senator IAN CAMPBELL (12:14 PM) —The government will be opposing these amendments. I think Senator Schacht made the case for the government.

Senator Schacht —I am always trying to be helpful.

Senator IAN CAMPBELL —Very helpful, Senator Schacht. But the points have been made well. I think Senator Murray did make some points that do demand a response—and I will seek to make it more succinctly than Senator Schacht did.

The ACCC does already have a role in the making of these codes. I think it is important that people understand that the government—and Senator Schacht gave credit, which we thank him for, where it was due—is in the process of developing these codes for the oil industry and the franchise industry, as it will officially be known when this bill goes through. The oil code negotiations are being facilitated, as some honourable senators would know, by Andrew Rogers QC, and that process is under way. So we have them in the room, Senator Schacht. We hope that, when we get them out of the room, we will have a code and that that code will be a disallowable instrument.

The code will come here, and Senator Murray, Senator Schacht and all of us will be able to have a look at it. But it will be a disallowable instrument—and the minister will be responsible for it, as you have said.

Likewise, with the franchise code, the first draft is out there. I am informed that the second draft will be out next week for discussion. Ultimately, again, that will come through that process. We believe it will make this far more accountable. I join Senator Schacht in congratulating the minister and the government on achieving the significant steps down the process. The passage of this legislation will benefit that process.

Amendments not agreed to.