Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

It is apparent from a few moments' questioning that this set of amendments does not automatically implement every recommendation of the PJCIS or address the concerns that have been raised. We find out within a couple of questions that there are no restrictions on where the data is kept or impositions around the destruction of that beyond what the minister has just added. We are not prepared to take all of this on face value. The short period of time we have had to digest this limits any prospect for sensible debate in this place. I repeat the request that, given that we have just found out about the issue of data storage and destruction, for example, the minister reconsider pushing this legislation through this afternoon and give us further time to digest the amendments so that we can find out what else is in there and whether, in fact, the legislation gives effect to the recommendations.

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