Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

It's been raised with me by a number of publishers and bodies representing the needs and the interests of publishers that there is a lack of information about how this will be done. There's concern about the level of resources that even registering will take. I'm just wondering what services or support will be delivered by the government to ensure that those who are eligible and can walk into a negotiating meeting with Facebook know very well, 'We will be registered; we have every intention and understanding that ACMA will register us,' or 'Here is our registration,' and feel like they are empowered by this process. The reason I'm asking all this is that there is still uncertainty; people are feeling like they're going to fall through the cracks. I'm urging the government to consider what other services or support they need to offer to ensure that people don't unnecessarily fall through the cracks here.