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

I thank the minister for his flattery but, with respect, we have 30 pages of amendments, and we have been on our feet and in this chamber debating the first 15 pages, so the suggestion that during that time we have had enough time to read, consider and form a view on the last 15 pages is just fanciful, and I suspect the minister knows that. Given that we are doing this on the fly, with no time to seek advice or consider it, let me ask the minister a couple of questions about how this is intended to operate. I see in proposed section 180L that there is reference to the minister issuing a warrant with respect to the journalist. I am wondering if the minister can explain who that minister is and what the minister's role in respect of issuing warrants is under these amendments.

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