Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Banking and Financial Services) Share this | Hansard source

The Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 extends measures which were implemented on a trial basis for the 2001 census. This followed a report of the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs—yet another very impressive committee report, I might say, which reflects the important role of parliamentary committees, which is much underestimated by the current government.