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Yesterday the government and opposition came to an agreement to pass the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 just before parliament rises. The bill rocketed towards the top of the political agenda when the government demanded that the opposition allow it to pass this week\u2014the final parliamentary sitting week of the year. Labor reportedly<\/a> secured assurances from the government that the committee reviewing the bill (the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security) will continue to do so into next year, that the bill\u2019s powers will be limited to serious offences and given more oversight, and that the term \u2018systemic weakness\u2019 will be defined in the final legislation.<\/p>\n

Before the deal was reached, industry input had spurred even Aunty to generate<\/a> tabloid-esque headlines like this: \u2018Encryption bill could have \u201ccatastrophic\u201d outcomes for Australian business, industry leaders warn\u2019.<\/p>\n

In this potion of perspectives, there\u2019s been a lot of misperception and exaggeration. The bill\u2019s unofficial title\u2014\u2018the encryption bill\u2019\u2014is itself a misnomer. The draft legislation explicitly rules out trying to stop end-to-end encryption. But beneath the fire and fury there is a balance we need to rediscover.<\/p>\n

Intelligence chiefs have lined up to explain the problems caused by going dark (the inability to access suspected criminals\u2019 communications because of the growing ubiquity of encryption on everyday devices). ASIO Director-General Duncan Lewis told the committee<\/a>, \u2018I anticipate ASIO would immediately use this legislation if it were available.\u2019 And the head of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Mike Phelan, has argued<\/a> that a \u2018holistic package\u2019 is the only way forward and that there\u2019s no option of picking and choosing. These are serious people with a strong commitment to serving the national interest.<\/p>\n

Balanced against the need to address these concerns is the need to get this bill right. It is not a simple piece of legislation. Several questions require further consideration\u2014like the appropriate authorisations for the different types of requests that can be made, definitional clarity, implications for Australian exporters and the oversight regime. Considerable effort is needed to sharply distinguish (and communicate) the reach of this law and the protections it provides from the practices of states whose overreach we reject.<\/p>\n

In the UK, a somewhat similar law (the Investigatory Powers Act 2016\u2014an admittedly much broader piece of legislation) took a year to navigate its way through parliament. The Assistance and Access Bill was introduced into parliament just two and half months ago, or a period of 16 sitting days for the House of Representatives. Hardly an inordinate period of review.<\/p>\n

The urgency of passing these laws does need some context. Other similar countries (with the exception of the UK) don\u2019t have similar powers<\/a>, so the Australian legislation is attracting a lot of attention from multinational companies which are anticipating that other countries will follow Australia\u2019s lead. There are also considerable wait times before the bill\u2019s most far-reaching provisions can be exercised. Before a technical capability notice\u2014which could include compelling a communications provider to develop a way for authorities to access a person\u2019s data\u2014can be issued, the government must first engage in a minimum 28-day consultation period (section 317W), although this can be waived in limited circumstances. The notice can then be appealed, and there\u2019s the time required to actually build the capability. Elements of the bill like this are not quick fixes to the \u2018going dark\u2019 problem.<\/p>\n

Australia has a strong history of bipartisanship on national security issues and is much stronger for it. It is good that this tradition has been able to hold, if only just, during this debate and a pathway has been found for ongoing review. Given the many issues that still require addressing, further scrutiny will be a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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