Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance) (14:52): Again, I thank Senator Leyonhjelm for his question. The answer: absolutely. The government, of course—the Treasurer, in particular—has the capacity to make these sorts of referrals to the Productivity Commission from time to time. Obviously, the Productivity Commission will make room to respond to these referrals as is appropriate.
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