Division Description Changes — Documents — National Security; Order for the Production of Documents — 27th Aug 2014

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senate vote 2014-08-27#1

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on 2015-03-18 12:26:13

Title

  • Documents — National Security; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Order for the Production of Documents that provide the Government's definition of 'metadata'

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ludlam</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • Senator Scott Ludlam moved:
  • >That the Senate—
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  • >(a) notes that:
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  • >* (i) the Government has not yet provided a definition of 'metadata' to be retained under the proposed mandatory data retention scheme, and
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  • >* (ii) media reports on 26 August 2014 suggested That the Attorney General's department has provided a definition in a document provided to the telecommunications industry; and
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  • >(b) orders that there be laid on the table, by the Attorney General, no later than noon on Wednesday, 3 September 2014:
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  • >* (i) the definition of 'metadata' as defined by the Government's proposal on mandatory data retention, and
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  • >* (ii) a copy of the document distributed to the telecommunications industry within the past week which discusses this policy.
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) the Government has not yet provided a definition of 'metadata' to be retained under the proposed mandatory data retention scheme, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) media reports on 26 August 2014 suggested That the Attorney General's department has provided a definition in a document provided to the telecommunications industry; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) orders that there be laid on the table, by the Attorney General, no later than noon on Wednesday, 3 September 2014:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) the definition of 'metadata' as defined by the Government's proposal on mandatory data retention, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) a copy of the document distributed to the telecommunications industry within the past week which discusses this policy.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p>
  • <p>The question is that Senator Ludlam's motion be agreed to.</p>