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

The government does not support the proposed amendment. By picking up the financing of terrorism offences in Commonwealth law as well as corresponding offences in state and territory or foreign law, the definition of the phrase ‘financing of terrorism’ in clause 5 of the AML/CTF bill deals with the full range of conduct that is criminalised by the law; it is the consistency that Senator Murray has mentioned. I want to make it very clear that this bill does not impact in any way on charitable donations to any lawful charity. If those donations are made through the use of designated services, under the bill the person may need to be identified by the service provider, but that does not outlaw the donation when it is made lawfully.