Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Perhaps Senator Joyce is reading two different parts together and drawing a conclusion. Just so that we are absolutely clear, Senator Joyce, the section you are referring to says:

Section 51 of the CCA provides that, in determining whether a person has contravened Part IV of the CCA, certain matters must be disregarded, including anything specified in, and specifically authorised by, an Act. Proposed section 577BA specifies and specifically authorises certain conduct for the purposes of section 51 of the CCA. The result of this is that the conduct specifically authorised under proposed section 577BA must be disregarded when considering whether a person who has engaged in that conduct has contravened Part IV of the CCA.