Maurice Hayes (Independent)

This is a core value of the legislation and the Minister should have the courage of his convictions to accept the responsibility to produce the guidelines to ensure the committees are established. Senator Cummins might agree that if everybody is to be consulted, as should be the case, it is unlikely to be done in three months but, nevertheless, a reasonable time should be set for the commencement of the committees. The word "shall" should be used rather than "may".