Sarah Hanson-Young says online safety review ‘kept secret from public’ as Senate committee given just four hours to hear expert evidence
In a rare moment of unity between the Greens and One Nation, the Albanese government is being accused of attempting to “ram”for 2024, a Senate committee hearing on the legislation was given four hours to hear from mental health experts, the privacy commissioner, the digital platform representatives and the communications department.
The legislation allows the minister to later determine which platforms are included in the ban and which are not. While the minister has indicated it would cover platforms such as those owned by Meta, as well as TikTok and Snapchat, the scope will be determined later at ministerial discretion. Platforms lobby group Digi’s head of policy, Dr Jennifer Duxbury, told the committee this was a “serious flaw” in the legislation.
Digi’s managing director, Sunita Bose, also said that the age-assurance system would affect every user – not just those under 16.“To verifiably know whether someone is 14 or 40, young people and adults alike will need to take regular actions like providing an ID, an image of their face, or link to myGovID,” she said.LNP senator Matt Canavan also said the Senate only had one shot to get the legislation right.
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