Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I am not sure why Senator Ludlam was necessarily waiting for the opposition to contribute at this stage, but I will put our position on the record and correct some of his misunderstandings about how some matters are to proceed. I am sure Senator Brandis will follow with respect to the remainder of his questions. As I said in my speech on the second reading, Labor holds concerns about offshore storage of data retained under this scheme. However, the appropriate avenue for resolving these concerns is, as the joint committee noted, through the broader telecommunications sector security reform process—a process that Labor established and that the government has agreed is the appropriate avenue to address these concerns. There is sufficient time within the implementation period for this to occur, and that is where Labor will be focusing our efforts.