Senate president warns encryption bill could erode parliamentary privilege

Scott Ryan suggests amendment restricting access to parliamentary proceedings

The Senate president, Scott Ryan, has warned the government’s encryption bill would undermine parliamentarians’ ability to keep their work secret from police, due to increased covert surveillance powers.

The Liberal senator’s intervention is a further complication in Scott Morrison and home affairs minister Peter Dutton’s campaign to pass the telecommunications (assistance and access) bill in the final sitting fortnight.

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