Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

I will now deal with the amendments circulated by Senator Tyrrell. The question is that the amendments on sheets 3627 and 3628, in the name of Senator Tyrrell, be agreed to. Senator Tyrrell's circulated amendments— SHEET 3627 (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 6), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite".

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 7 to 19), omit subsection 19AABC(1), substitute: Indefinite freeze in indexation (1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 19(1) applies in relation to each CPI indexed draught beer rate as if the indexation factor were 1 for 1 August 2025 and each later indexation day. Note: This means the rates as they are on 31 July 2025 will be unchanged indefinitely. _____ SHEET 3628 (1) Schedule 1, heading, page 3 (line 1), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite".

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 7), omit "Temporary", substitute "Indefinite". (3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 8 to 19), omit subsection 6L(1), substitute: (1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 6A(1) applies in relation to each CPI indexed draught beer rate as if the indexation factor were 1 for 1 August 2025 and each later indexation day.

Note: This means the rates as they are on 31 July 2025 will be unchanged indefinitely. Question negatived.