Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to indicate to the House that the government proposes that amendments Nos (1) and (3) be agreed to and that amendment No. (2) be disagreed to. I suggest, therefore, that it may suit the convenience of the House first to consider amendments Nos (1) and (3) and then, when those amendments have been disposed of, to consider amendment No. (2). I move:

That Senate amendments Nos (1) and (3) be agreed to.

By way of explanation, the government will support amendments Nos (1) and (3). These amendments would see a statutory review of sentencing for offenders convicted of Commonwealth child sex offences with the findings to be reported to the parliament within four years of the bill coming into effect. A review of four years, rather than two or three as was suggested in the amendments by the Labor and the Greens, will ensure that the review properly captures the impact of this bill on sentencing outcomes for Commonwealth child sex offenders charged after the passage of the bill.

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