Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I hesitate to rise to the bait, but I have two points. The same classes of documents that can be FOIed from Australia Post, Medibank Private or similar government business enterprises will still be able to be FOIed under this amendment. It puts them on an equal footing, and that is a very square and clear answer to the member for Wentworth. Secondly, the member for Wentworth seems far better able to identify a pup than anyone else, and I invite him or his colleagues to bring their dog identification skills to the Senate committee that is looking at this, because, if he is able to give more persuasive advice than we have received or than has come from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, we will look at it. But so far we are convinced that this amendment gets the balance right: it makes sure that the NBN Co. is not subject to an unfair situation which would put it at a commercial disadvantage, but still ensures that it is subject to the FOI regime.

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