Lisa Singh (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Hansard source

Labor does not support the introduction of a general requirement for a warrant to access retained telecommunications data. Labor accepts the findings of the committee on this point. The committee noted that such a requirement would be unworkable and that historical telecommunications data is distinct from those categories of data which the TIA stipulates can only be accessed under a warrant.

Labor considers that the protection of privacy and civil liberties that the Greens intend to achieve by this measure are furthered by the safeguards and oversights introduced by amendments to this bill in the other place.