Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to take note of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee's report on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020. I want to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Ciccone and Senator Sheldon made about the previous report. It is a strongly worded dissenting report from the Labor senators. I would encourage everybody on the other side to read it and have a careful think about what approach this government is going to take on temporary migration. If used properly, data sharing and data matching can of course create rich datasets that can be used to deliver government services better.

Marielle Smith (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order, Senator Ayres. Apologies, my understanding is, because the report that you wish to speak to is a legislation report, the opportunity to speak to it is when the bill comes on in the Senate.

Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was going to spend a bit of time congratulating Senator Duniam on his outing on the weekend.

Marielle Smith (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order, Senator Ayres. I'm sure there will be a time of day for you to have that conversation another time.