Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (18:02): I'll just indicate that what the government—the Prime Minister's injunction on these questions is as relevant today as when he first put it. Actually, what the government is seeking to do here is to effect some reform to schedules 6 and 7 of the bill, which relate to specific deductible gift recipients and to the Productivity Commission's philanthropy inquiry.

I think the idea that that becomes a forum for the kind of argument that we've just heard should cause people to take a breath. In any case, the government is opposed to the amendment. The TEMPORARY CHAIR ( Senator Scarr ): The question is that the amendments on sheet 4013 be agree to.