Senate debates Documents

Data Retention Advice; Order for the Production of Documents


Scott Ludlam

Scott Ludlam WA, Australian Greens

12:14 pm

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, no later than noon on Monday, 29 October 2012, advice provided to the Attorney-General by the Attorney-General's Department or other government departments on data retention, including, but not limited to:

(a) legal advice regarding data retention in Australia;

(b) legal advice regarding data retention regimes in other jurisdictions;

(c) technical and political advice arising from meetings with experts and industry representatives;

(d) costings and methodology for reaching estimates of costings;

(e) internal departmental correspondence; and

(f) interdepartmental communications – emails and documents pertaining to data retention.

Stephen Parry

Stephen Parry Tasmania, Liberal Party

The question is that the motion be agreed to.