David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

There is already a raft of individual exemptions that allow for the sharing of spent conviction information in circumstances like that. This is a very open—indeed, an entirely open—exemption. I asked for some clarity from the government about what the guidelines are, what limits are proposed on who ASIO can share this information with and the circumstances in which they can share the information, and I didn't hear any limitations. It just seems to me that we hope and pray that the security apparatus, ASIO, will act appropriately. Is that the guidelines? Is that the limit? Is it just that it's up to ASIO?