Senator HARRADINE (5:41 PM) —I was not going to move them now; I would move them after this was disposed of.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN —You are not moving an amendment to Democrat amendment No. 1?

Senator HARRADINE —In the end, Madam Chair, what I would like to see is this. I acknowledge that the government had to make a decision about this matter and I acknowledge that 19 May 2000 is the date on which it made the announcement. I disagree, with respect, with Senator Stott Despoja that this is retrospective legislation. The announcement was made on that date and the government has introduced the legislation, which operates from the particular date. But the difference I have with the government is simply on the question of whether or not a licence was provided. While the government includes in its legislation a person who was already providing a service, I believe it is fairer to include those who were licensed to provide the service as well before 19 May 2000. So what I would be proposing by way of an amendment—I will write it out shortly—is the deletion of the words in the first dot point `the commencement day' and the insertion of the words `19 May 2000', and the deletion of the second dot point.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN —So you are suggesting that the best way to operate would be to deal with the Democrat amendment first and then come to you. We will proceed in that manner.