Max Chandler-Mather (Griffith, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens will be opposing these amendments. While we appreciate the intention of amendment (5), we're concerned that, as currently drafted, it may unnecessarily constrain the commission on longer-running investigations. We would support an alternative to this, requiring that an update to the investigations be provided.

Likewise, we recognise that amendment (7) changes the period that must be given to an agency to respond before a critical finding is made against them from a 'reasonable opportunity' to three months, or a longer period, as determined by the commissioner. We appreciate what is being tried to be achieved here, but the existing drafting actually does provide a reasonable opportunity and is specific enough.

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