ENCRYPTION BILL: EFA QUESTIONS NEED TO RUSH LEGISLATION

摘要

The EFA pointed out, in a statement, that despite comments made by Home AffairsMinister Peter Dutton that the bill needed to be passed before Christmas, the AustralianSecurity Intelligence Organisation was unaware of his (Dutton's) intention to speak to themedia.Nor could ASIO offer any justification for the alleged need for urgency in passing the billduring a hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security onMonday.The EFA quoted the chair of its policy team, Angus Murray, as having told the PJCIS on 19October: “It is incumbent on me, and you; in your capacity as members of this Committee,members of your electorates and individuals who call this great country home, to ensurethat we are considering the future and the way that actions today may affect that future.