Instant Asset Write-off

The Hon. B.R. HOOD (16:13): Supplementary: does the minister agree with the extension from the federal government only applying to assets up to $20,000?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (16:13): I think the details of the asset write-off and the thresholds have been discussed in some detail. I don't always agree with everything the federal government does, and I would imagine that those opposite also didn't always agree with what the former federal government did when they were in government. I think it's an important matter that I would encourage the peak bodies—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: —to continue to advocate on.