Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to the provisions of the ironically titled News Media (Self-Regulation) Bill 2013 that would cause the Public Interest Media Advocate to begin assessing the eligibility of a news media self-regulatory body for declaration under the act as early as next month. Has the minister, or anyone acting on his or the government's behalf, already sounded out anyone to fill the role of the Public Interest Media Advocate and, if so, who?