Planning

I really respected the thoroughness of your contribution, honourable member. I totally understand why you would vote for this bill, even knowing that it is highly problematic.

There is clearly an argument, in certain circumstances, for a permit to be extended. I do not think there is any disagreement about that, which is one of the effects ...

Honourable Speaker, I have to say again, it does not give me pleasure tonight to rise to talk to this bill, because it is a shocking overreach by government into the planning...

Honourable Speaker, what a shocker, but it is not surprising. This Liberal government has form for rushing through legislation before Christmas.

My condolences to minister Ellis who tried to take the politics out of planning and instead achieved taking the people out of planning.

We received 461 submissions to the framework and proposed bill by 12 November, but all up there were 482 submissions in a very short time frame, and 21 outside the consultation...

As indicated by previous speakers and in the earlier debate, we fundamentally cannot and will not support this bill.

We heard from the minister for a very short time in the second reading speech, which was certainly the shortest I have heard.