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Shadow Communications Minister David Coleman outlines the “horror scenario” for the Australian public which his counterpart Michelle Rowland has laid out in a letter to the Prime Minister.
“What it says is; the minister will be able to direct ACMA to conduct investigations into misinformation - the minister can specify the terms of reference, the timeframe and, it says, any other particulars about that investigation,” he told Sky News host James Morrow.
“That is the exact thing people worry about when they think about these misinformation laws.”
Mr Coleman went on to explain the potential “extraordinary” $9,000 per day fine which could result from the bill being passed.
“The scenario would be, the minister says ‘ACMA, you need to investigate this and relevant to that investigation are the following issues which, presumably, would involve the following post and the following people’ - ACMA can then direct that person to show up as part of the investigation,” he said.
“If the person does not attend at a time specified by ACMA, they can be fined $9,000 per day - it is in the legislation, it is in black and white and it is extraordinary that in one of the world’s greatest democracies, Australia, that its government would put forward a bill like this.”