Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

But existing state registers would have continued to operate, so that information would have been collected. I agree with the intent of this legislation. I think it is important that we try and consolidate this information into a single national register. We certainly agree with the intent here. But I just want some clarification. The existing state registers would have continued. I am not sure about the timing imperative.