Senate Environment and Communications References Committee (part 1 of 2)
23 September 2025
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Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Australian Parliament
16:14 - 17:22
Speaker 12
I declare open this hearing of the Senate Environment and Communications References committee into the Internet search engine services online safety code and the under 16 social media ban. I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present. I extend that respect to aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, here today. The committee will be conducting today's hearing in person and via video conference. And for those joining online, I have with me...
I've got senator Walker, senator Gosch, and senator Caddell. And I'm senator Sarah Hansen Young. These public proceedings being video streamed via the parliament's parliament's website and the... A trans... A hand side transcript is being made.
I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and such action may be treated by the senate as condemn... As contempt. It is also con... A contempt to give false or misleading evidence.
17:22 - 17:41
Speaker 14
Witnesses have the right to be... To request to be heard in camera. If a witness objects to answering in question, they should state the ground upon which the objection is made, and the committee will determine whether we insist on an answer. Having regard to the ground on which it is claimed. If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request the answer be given in camera.
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