Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I appreciate the Attorney's response. Very briefly, in respect of IGIS I think it is fair to say that, whilst IGIS has extensive powers, very little information can be forthcoming, even through a Senate estimates process, which I think is quite unsatisfactory. But can the Attorney indicate whether, given these metadata laws or the regime that will be passed, along with other laws that have been passed in relation to counter-terrorism, the government has considered, is considering or will consider supporting a broadening of the powers of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to look more broadly at operational matters, similar to what the US Senate and US House of Representatives intelligence committees do? Is that on the radar for the government—considering giving them these broader powers?