Senate debates Bills

Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; In Committee


Nick Xenophon

Nick Xenophon SA, Nick Xenophon Team

11:56 am

Given that there will be regulations around this bill, I ask: does the government, as a matter of principle, at least consider at this stage the merit of an authorisation being required upfront—in other words, so that the voter knows upfront who is making the call—rather than a minute or two later? It's pretty obvious, if the robocall starts off with, 'This is Malcolm Turnbull', or, 'This is Bill Shorten', who is authorising it—

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