Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting the amendments. The bill as drafted allows a court to make a wide range of orders which it deems appropriate for the non-party consumers, but not an award of damages. The court cannot establish the amount of loss to parties which are not party to proceedings simply because evidence about their individual circumstances is not before that court. The provisions do not prevent an individual from seeking damages in their own individual court proceedings.