Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

I need to further place on the record that such an amendment as is put forward does represent, in this legislation, a new regulatory burden. It could be onerous if unevenly applied. We've seen that a number of news media businesses have negotiated deals ahead of the passage of this bill. How, then, this legislation relates to reporting against this, in terms of how it's enlivened, auditing and enforcement—there is a clear risk, in our assessment, that this kind of reporting regime could underline the independence of some news media outlets.