Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I commend the work of the Minister and his officials on this legislation. I know it did not spend a lot of time in this House but it had a long period of consideration and had amendments made to it in the other House. I wish the Department and all the players connected with the arts industry every success in the future with the new framework outlined in the Bill. I hope it signals a continuation of the tremendous growth of the arts, particularly the arts in the community.