Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

At the end of the motion, add  “but the Senate:

(a)

notes:

(i)

the rushed and inadequate process for drafting this bill and its numerous amendments, allowing little time for detailed analysis of its provisions by industry, experts and consumers;

(ii)

notes the Government’s decision to not adopt a general “fair use” provision, thereby focussing debate on the detailed exceptions and necessitating a stifling policy decision which limits format shifting to current, but not emerging technologies;

(iii)

notes the initial far reaching strict liability provisions (which the Government has itself recognised needed to be dropped) but flags concerns that other unintended consequences may unfairly penalise consumers;

(iv)

notes the concerns of the internet industry about unintended consequences of this bill;

(v)

notes the need for a strong public education campaign about copyright laws;

(vi)

notes the Government’s failure to include the recommended two year review in the legislation; and

(b)

expresses grave reservations, despite a number of positive aspects of the bill, that the overall package it cumbersome, complex and confusing”.