Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:28): It is all a bit sad, isn't it? This place is going through the farce of a Senate inquiry into this legislation. This particular piece of legislation is currently before the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, with submissions due by 21 August 2015. We now know that every single Labor senator has already— Senator Moore: Mr President, on a point of order, I believe the minister is actually referring to a committee which is sitting at the moment and a committee activity which is taking place at the moment. Senator ABETZ: Mr President, Senator Moore should have taken that point of order on Senator Urquhart because she was asking questions about our legislation which is currently before the Senate committee. I thank Senator Moore for proposing to you that you should rule the question out of order, and I will join Senator Moore in inviting you to do so. Senator Wong: Mr President, I raise another point of order. The minister was asked the question, 'Why is this minister more committed to delivering Work Choices on the waterfront than standing up for Australian jobs?' and he is talking about a committee. How can that possibly be directly relevant? The PRESIDENT: On the point of order, Senator Abetz. Senator ABETZ: Mr President, on the point of order, it is very clear that the assertion in the primary question was that it was our legislation that was going to develop this, and that is what I am responding to. The PRESIDENT: Order! On the points of order, firstly, Senator Moore, there is no point of order because that standing order refers to the Committee of the Whole, not to committees. Secondly, on the other point of order, Senator Wong, that you raised in relation to relevance, I will inform the minister of the question and advise him he has 34 seconds in which to answer. Senator ABETZ: This policy of the government, which is now in the legislation, is currently before a Senate committee. Submissions close on 21 August. We now know that every single Labor senator has already prejudged and therefore anybody who comes before the committee will not get a fair hearing from Australian Labor Party senators because they have come in here with a fixed mind and they will not be providing the sort of independence and open mind that Senator Conroy was saying was so important. (Time expired)