Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

What other parties may do is a matter for them and what view the commissioner might make of other parties writing to him about these matters is a matter for the commissioner. From the government’s point of view, we think that the terms of reference that we have given are adequate. They have been extended on one occasion, as Commissioner Cole has seen fit to ask. The position so far, as I understand it, is that, if he were to ask for some extension to his terms of reference to enable him to deal with some pertinent matter, he would be entitled to do so. I doubt very much whether the government will be doing that.