Seems Dutton is about to get a lesson in constitutional law: S44 (iv) holds any office of profit under the Crown, or any pension payable during the pleasure of the Crown out of any of the revenues of the Commonwealth; or
shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives. Kind regards Paul Wilkins On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 10:34, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins...@gmail.com> wrote: > > After the Department Home Affairs sitting on this Bill for over a year and > conducting industry consultation they claim is confidential (ie: they have > no one who'll go on record supporting the Bill) suddenly it's a priority, > and the Minister for Home Affairs writes a wheedling letter to PJCIS to > pass the Bill before Christmas. > > The lack of public and industry consultation, the vague and poor drafting, > and then a sudden push to pass the Bill in a couple of weeks, rather > suggest a deliberate strategy to pass a Bill that's out of all proportion > to the need to combat terrorism and serious crime in the context of rising > use of encryption. > > Rising use of encryption is hardly news to anyone. After all, a rising > tide lifts all boats. > > > > https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=a46f0ed4-fc0d-4e95-bbd3-ef8fafe419ab&subId=663130 > > > Kind regards > > Paul Wilkins > > On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 at 13:56, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> *"In practice, if they balls-up the change request given to the device >> manufacturer or app/website developer, anything could happen."* >> >> Then you recall the obligation under the Telecommunications Act 1997 for >> carriers to "do their best to protect networks and facilities". No such >> obligation attaches to the Crown under the powers of the Assistance and >> Access Bill 2018. >> >> So, even if in the cases of misfeasance, non feasance, or malfeasance on >> the part of the Crown or its agents in the implementation of >> TCNs/TANs/TARs, and their impact on carriers businesses, liability rests, >> not with the Crown as you might ingenuously assume, but with the carrier >> who unwittingly acted as directed. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Paul Wilkins >> >> On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 at 06:38, Scott Weeks <sur...@mauigateway.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------- >>> ...the drafting certainly seems loose enough for a future >>> government to establishthe machinery of a police state. >>> ----------------------- >>> >>> I'm seeing this in *NOG lists and elsewhere all over the >>> world. It's going to be an interesting next buncha years! >>> >>> scott >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >>
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