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

The point I'm making is that the elements that have been introduced through the amendments to this legislation have made it infinitely stronger by ensuring that there is independent oversight in terms of how this legislation will be enacted and by ensuring that access is actually granted to researchers. In relation to that, I want to particularly thank the member for Goldstein for the amount of work that she has done in advocating for that exemption.

But what I will say is that, as we've discussed this piece of legislation in this House, the opposition have argued consistently for the potential breach of freedom of expression and I think that's a bit rich, given that, just a number of months ago, as the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended we introduce a human rights act, the opposition dissented vociferously on the basis that Australians' human rights are already adequately protected—

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