Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021; In Committee

10:16 am

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much. That's helpful. My staff will no doubt try and get that to me. I want to go to proposed subdivision BA, which talks about mediation. My understanding of the history of this is that it was originally in the bill but got taken out, and for that reason I haven't really paid enough attention to this. I want to get an understanding about the mediation and where it fits into the total schema in terms of companies negotiating with Facebook and Google: how it applies in circumstances where the company's not designated, how it applies if it is designated—so if Google and Facebook are designated—and what happens in the event that mediation fails.

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