Senate debates

Thursday, 16 August 2007

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008

In Committee

12:41 pm

Photo of Bob BrownBob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

No, that was not my question. My question was: what is the definition of ‘defamatory’, ‘offensive’ or ‘abusive’ that will guide the implementation of this law being applied by the government? It is very important that the Senate understand what the government means by those terms and who is going to judge those terms in applying this law.

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