Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

First of all, I suspect you were not listening particularly carefully to my question, because I actually introduced it by indicating that it was not I who was confused; rather it was a view that was represented by a committee of this parliament, comprised of members of both Houses and which is also reflecting discussion in the broader Australian community. You may wish to suggest that this is just one individual of 23 million people who is a bit confused but I do not think that accurately characterises the concerns here. I am going to leave that somewhat belittling response aside. I am not an expert in this area and I do not profess to be. But, in a sense, I am not the proponent of this legislation either. 'Metatag' is clearly a term that is used by website developers; I would presume it is a term that is recognised and used, which is why I think it is being referred to here. Is it a term that you have ever heard of before? Do you accept or understand that this is a term that is generally used to describe something that is used by website developers to provide search engines with information about their sites? I am sure there are people out there who would be interested to know whether or not you accept that this is actually a term that is generally used.