Senate debates

Monday, 30 August 2021

Bills

Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading

12:49 pm

Photo of Paul ScarrPaul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak in favour of the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021. After Senator Brown's thorough contribution to this debate, there is no need for me to speak too long on this matter. I do want to make a few points, though.

Senator Brown said that the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast were a past event. I say to Senator Brown, through you, Madam Deputy President: it still lives on in our memories. It still does. There were three highlights from my perspective as a Queensland based senator. One was, of course, our wonderful 4 x 100-metre freestyle relay women's team, who broke a world record at the Commonwealth Games in 2018—

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