Chris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice and Customs) Share this | Hansard source

I understand that the AFP has been dealing with the AFP Association. That is my understanding. They were happy with that aspect of it. I certainly met with the AFP Association the other night and discussed a range of things, including the professional standards legislation and a whole range of issues, and it was not raised with me. I certainly have not discussed it with the AFP Association. I understood that the AFP has done that.

With regard to submitting it to the committee, the AFP, to be fair, did not have the policy approval for this at the time of submitting it to the committee to the extent that this is a policy determined by government. It was something that the government was asked by the AFP to approve. That was done recently. I do not think it is of such great consequence that it needs to be held up in any way. I think it complements what we have introduced into the parliament. I think it is something that can be looked at as to its operation along with other aspects of this bill. I personally will keep a close eye on it.