Kylea Tink (North Sydney, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I rise in support of the amendments moved by the member for Goldstein because I just want to take a moment and reflect on how infinitely reasonable the amendments were that she has suggested to the government of today.

I thank the Attorney-General for giving us the background on reviews of the Privacy Act since it was introduced in 1988. But I would posit that the challenge we now face is that we have a moment in time where there is a government that is prepared to move forward in reform in this area, but it is moving so slowly that we may find ourselves in a situation where, in the next year, we go back to the polls and we have a change in government which means we get no further.

So, in reflecting on the fact that the Attorney-General has just rejected the amendments moved by the member for Goldstein, I would ask the Attorney-General: what is the timeline for the government doing this work which we have all, universally, agreed today in the chamber is needed? It's well past due. Can Australians expect to see this reform before the next election?

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