Senate debates
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Bills
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; In Committee
8:24 pm
Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
This goes to the Australian Greens second reading amendment. In my experience in this sector—and there are certainly people in this place who have been around the block for longer than I—I can never recall seeing a letter such as the one that was signed by the combined CEOs of practically the entire telecommunications industry in this country. I am going to read a small section of it now, because I think the urgency of industry, who has been forced into this plan against their will—Senator Brandis before said that implementation relies on consensus—
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