Senator XENOPHON (South Australia) (13:07): Mr Acting Deputy President, I would like the opportunity to make a statement. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator Xenophon, are you seeking leave to make a statement? Senator XENOPHON: I seek leave to make a statement, but I also need to seek leave to table a document as well. Senator Jacinta Collins: What's the document? We haven't seen it, Nick. Senator XENOPHON: It is a letter from the minister. Leave granted. Senator XENOPHON: Thank you. I will make a short statement. Mr Acting Deputy President Fawcett, you are quite right, as a result of discussions I have had with the minister's office, I would like to inform my colleagues in this place that I will not be continuing with my amendments to these bills at this stage. I want to emphasise that this is not because I have altered my view on the need for these amendments; however, in deference to the fact that these bills need to pass this year I have reached agreement with the minister that I will move these amendments when the government introduces further anti-dumping legislation next year. I have a written agreement from Minister Clare that further debate on these amendments will be facilitated when the new bills are debated, which is likely to be in the first half of next year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the minister and his advisers for their time and assistance on these matters. These issues will not go away, but I also understand the imperative to deal with this legislation at this time. There is a raft of amendments that I will be moving with the next tranche of government bills relating to anti-dumping measures. I look forward to further debate on these issues and to further engagement with the minister's office, and indeed with the opposition and other key stakeholders, because this is a critical issue in terms of dumping, countervailing measures and the impact on our manufacturing industry. I table the letter from Minister Clare that I referred to, dated 26 November 2012.