Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Childhood Learning) Share this | Hansard source

I move opposition amendment (5):

(5) Schedule 1, page 8 (after line 18), after item 23, insert:

23A At the end of section 336

Insert:

Referral to include relevant evidence and information

(6) If the General Manager refers the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or Territory, the referral must include all the relevant evidence and information that has been acquired in the performance of functions or exercise of powers under this Act.

(7) The evidence and information must be given in such a form as to enable it to be used to consider whether to institute a prosecution, or take any other action, in relation to the matter.

Note:   The evidence and information should be set out in the same way as a brief of evidence, or in a way that facilitates converting it to a brief of evidence.

Question negatived.

I move opposition amendment (6):

(6) Schedule 1, item 36, page 11 (line 25) to page 12 (line 9), omit all the words from and including "delegated to", substitute "delegated to a member of the staff of FWA who is an SES employee or and acting SES employee".

Question negatived.

I move opposition amendment (8):

(8) Schedule 1, page 29 (after line 6), at the end of the Schedule, add:

62 After paragraph 230(1)(c)

Insert:

(ca) records of all disclosures made in accordance with rules required by Division 3A of Part 2 of Chapter 5 (rules relating to disclosures);

63 Paragraph 233(1)(b)

After "(c)", insert ", (ca)".

64 Subsection 233(2)

After "(c)", insert ", (ca)".

Question negatived.

Bill agreed to.

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