To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament:

The petition of certain citizens of Australia draws to the attention of the House that the surveys of the Australian Bureau of Statistics represent:

1. an unnecessary demand on the time of certain Australians;

2. an intrusion into the private affairs of individuals and families; and

3. excessive penalties for non-compliance.

Your petitioners therefore request that the House take action to pass legislation making government statistical surveys voluntary and to ensure the protection of the privacy of Australians from government departments and authorities.

Your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.