Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3)

Thank you very much, Mr Assistant Speaker. I would just like to acknowledge the previous speaker from the other side, Kiritapu Allan, for saying, “Let’s get on and push this Government business through.” I’m very privileged and proud to be standing here progressing another National Party piece of legislation through the House, the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3).

This is an example of how this Government has hit the ground running! They’ve hit the ground running! I’ve just had a look at their website, and they are hitting the ground running with a programme of business across housing, health, education, families, the environment, and other priorities. So I thought, “Well, maybe this is one of their other priorities—a bit of a secret priority, like that secret 33-page document, which we still haven’t seen.” This legislation is talking about the Customs Import Prohibition (High-power Laser Pointers) Order 2017, the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Alcoholic Beverages Indexation) Amendment Order 2017 , the Energy (Petrol, Engine Fuel, and Gas) Levy Regulations 2017—well, maybe the 33-page document talks about those pieces of subordinate legislation. I’m really looking forward to seeing that.

Look, I don’t want to waste this Government’s time. They’ve got a lot to do. They’ve got a whole 100 days of stuff to do, and part of that is passing the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3). So I’m going to let them carry on. We’ll be supporting this legislation—National Party legislation—and hope that they can get on with their priorities. Hopefully, we’ll see a few more of those over coming times. Thank you very much—busy Government!

Bill read a second time.

Third Reading