Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I amend the motion in the following terms:

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

(a)

that Australian citizen David Hicks will be subject to a Military Commission process that, among its flaws, allows conviction on evidence obtained through coercion and on hearsay, and strips away habeas corpus; and

(b)

further, that Mr Hicks’ mental and physical health has deteriorated in recent months, particularly after 11 months in solitary confinement, and he should be repatriated immediately to face justice in Australia.

That is the preferred wording of the Labor Party.