Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026

Senator HUME (Victoria—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (12:49): Thank you, Minister. I'm putting on notice now that, in the next Senate estimates, I would very much like to understand what the breakdown of that $10.2 billion is and how much this piece of legislation, this omnibus bill, has contributed to that. I put that on the record now.

Can I ask about one section of the bill which is—the government had moved an amendment in the House to remove the repeal of section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act. Why has the government now decided that this transparency requirement should be retained?