Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Tyrrell for her first supplementary question. The problem with the FOI system is that it's simply not fit for purpose anymore. You might recall one of the former senators who was in this place who ran as a candidate for the Lambie party in South Australia at the last election, Senator Rex Patrick. He has set up a business model where he goes to members of parliament and says, 'Look, if you pay me money, I can get FOI requests answered for you.' This is a complete abuse of the FOI system. We want the FOI system to work but— (Time expired)