If anyone wants to know just how rushed this bill was pushed through parliament, here is the text of the public consultation announcement: “On 21 November 2024

If anyone wants to know just how rushed this bill was pushed through parliament, here is the text of the public consultation announcement: “On 21 November 2024, the Senate referred the provisions of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for report by 26 November 2024. The closing date for submissions is 22 November 2024. Due to the short timeframe of this inquiry, the committee would appreciate submissions being limited to 1-2 pages.” How’s that for well written? They announced the bill on the 21st and closed the date for submissions on the 22nd. It then went to parliament in the 26th. It has passed on the 29th. Parliament sitting days end a few days after. Pathetic. That’s why the Committee that scrutinises the bill asked for “1 or 2 page submissions”.