Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I would note, about the response to my first question, that nobody appears to be very convinced. Is the Attorney-General aware that in recent days the District Court of The Hague has struck down the laws underpinning a 12-month data retention scheme in the Netherlands, finding that mandatory data retention violated fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data? Why is the Abbott government exploiting the absence of strong human rights protections here in Australia and insisting on pressing ahead with this unpopular measure?