Senator COOK (9:55 AM) —The opposition will be supporting this amendment by the government. We note that the government is amend ing its own bill in bringing forward this amendment. We note as well that it has done so after this chamber insisted on this legislation going to a Senate committee for public inquiry. One imagines that this amendment has been generated by the response to this legislation at the inquiry and because of the interest in this legislation prompted by the inquiry and other people who have been alarmed at this section.

But it is worthwhile to note that, since the parliament has insisted on that process of open disclosure and a chance for the community to respond to its measures, the government is now moving, albeit in a minor way. We support the amendment.

Amendment agreed to.