Senator ALSTON (Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts) (9:51 PM) —As I understand it—and Senator Murphy may not be aware of this—this legislation was essentially introduced by the Labor government as long ago as 1992—

Senator Murphy —So what?

Senator ALSTON —Just hang on—and it was reintroduced in 1996. Labor never had any review before it introduced it on either occasion.

Senator Murphy —What is this—another 13 years of Labor argument?

Senator ALSTON —Just listen will you. This review will be completed long before this section of the legislation comes into force, because there will be an 18-month delay. If you had heard my second reading, you would have heard me say that. If you had looked at the bill, you would have seen that there was 12 months. You ought to understand, therefore, that the review will well and truly be concluded before any of this comes into effect.