Mr TEHAN (Wannon) (10:22): The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission was established by the former Rudd-Gillard-Rudd Labor governments. I think I could end my speech there, really, because that just about says it all. Their record in producing regulatory burden for every sector of our economy knew no bounds. One of the jobs that the new Abbott government has is to clean up the regulatory nightmare that has been imposed on the Australian community over the last six years. Fixing up this regulatory mess is what this government is hell-bent on doing. We have started the process and started it well, but more needs to be done. When it came to the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd governments, it seemed that they wanted to have a purpose. The way they made a purpose was to find a problem where a problem did not exist and then place a solution upon it. That solution always involved asking: how can we regulate more? Is there any other area where we could regulate? Can we go to areas where there are no problems and can we place a regulation? That is exactly what occurred in this area. The Abbott government, when we were in opposition, made it extremely clear. We opposed the legislation which set up this regulatory behemoth. We said we would get rid of it—and get rid of it we will. We have already started the process, in fact. It is being done in conjunction with a lot of other acts being repealed. We had regulation repeal day. I see my friend the member for Kooyong is in the chamber here today. He has led the charge to make sure that this red tape, which is slowly strangling every part of the Australian community, is reduced, that we stop this burden that we are placing on every aspect of our community. Mr Ewen Jones: He's a good man. Mr Tehan: He is a good man. This is part of the process. It was an election commitment that we will honour, and it will also bring benefits. What are we going to replace it with? I am a bit of an advocate and a bit of a keen follower of horse racing. One of the things that you say when you look at these types of policies is that what the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd governments were all about was just saddling weight on every part of the community so that it was carrying 61, 62, 63 kilograms. What do we want to do? We want to make sure that we reduce that burden. We want everyone to have just a jockey on their back, steering them in the right direction but not weighing them down with 60 kilograms. We want everyone to carry about 49 or 50 kilograms. Weight-for-age is what we are looking for, and that is what we will do with this legislation. We are going to take the heavy burden off this sector and apply a light touch. We are going to establish a commission, which we hope that, in time, the sector will take responsibility for and take charge of. We will leave it up to the not-for-profit sector to chart their own destination. We will not say to the sector: 'We as government know best. We as government will lay down the rules for you. We as government will dictate what file you will place in what drawer.' We are the ones who will say to the sector: 'No. You do it yourself.' Mr Ewen Jones interjecting— Mr TEHAN: As a my good friend the member for Herbert just said, give them the whip, give them the jockey's helmet, let them ride their horse and let them go in the direction they want to go. We understand that these sectors in Australia are mature, are adult, and do not need someone else whipping them and telling them what they should do and where they should go. We understand that this sector in particular, which does so much good for our society, should be in control of its own destination.