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Wednesday, 7 September 2005
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Senator ABETZ (Special Minister of State) (9:35 AM) —I think I see the point that Senator Murray is making in relation to the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005. Yes, the legislation and the framework will allow it to cut both ways in relation to backdating to 9 March. We would not intend to use it in that way. In any event, as I understand it—and it has just been confirmed—these regulations would be disallowable by the parliament. I indicate that it would not be the government’s intention to use it in that way but, even if any future government were to get a rush of blood to its head in relation to that, it would be open for the parliament to disallow the regulation.