I think on balance given the size of the challenge before Australia, and given the opportunities available to Australia, if we can defeat Covid-19 on balance, that’s a decision I am personally comfortable to make.
That’s a decision that as far as I’m aware, all the Labor MPs are making.
I’ve seen a number of Labor MPs say they’ve downloaded the app, the only MPs I’ve seen say they are not downloading the app are Liberal and National MPs.
But certainly that’s the approach we’re taking to provide as much constructive engagement as we can. Ultimately, there are matters before the government which don’t require legislation which, in and of itself doesn’t require legislation.
The government has done it, and they’re entitled to do it. It’s a legitimate function of executive government to do it.
We’ve suggested legislation would be appropriate to ensure one, that it’s truly voluntary, that you know, there can’t be any requirements on people to do it, to become a customer or employee of any particular body. And secondly, that the information can only be accessed very genuinely by state health officials for the purposes of contact tracing.
Now, we’re told that’s what the legislation will do. And on that basis, if that’s what the legislation does, then certainly we would support it.
