Senate debates

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Bills

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; In Committee

9:18 pm

Photo of Penny WrightPenny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

That is not the question that I asked; I asked: is there anything in this bill to prevent that from occurring? It is you who referred to the principle of proportionality. What we have here is actually a bill which allows far greater powers and possibilities, irrespective of how agencies choose to utilise it, than is arguably necessary for the objective for which the bill is ostensibly designed to achieve.

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