Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have heard the discussions from both major parties on this issue. I think that if someone is going to go to the effort of putting their name on a Do Not Call Register, it is ludicrous that politicians should be treated as special in that. I heard in the second reading debate that it is okay for politicians to call for donations. I just think that if someone goes to all the effort of putting themselves on the Do Not Call Register, then having special treatment for politicians is really stretching the imagination way too far.

With respect to the constitutional issues that were raised, I would be more than happy to get a copy of your legal advice, or perhaps you could table the legal advice on that issue, I would be very interested to see it. I think it is questionable to say the least. I will leave it at that. I am hoping to have support on this motion to not exempt politicians and political parties from the Do Not Call Register.