Debate resumed from 7 February, on motion by Senator Ian Campbell:

That these bills be now read a second time.

upon which Senator Bartlett had moved by way of amendment:

At the end of the motion, add:

“but the Senate:

             (a)    recognising that:

                   (i)    dual citizenship is part and parcel of Australian society,

                  (ii)    a significant proportion of Australians hold dual citizenship, and

                 (iii)    these Australians are disenfranchised in the sense that they are not able to run for election to the Federal Parliament without relinquishing their dual citizenship;

             (b)    calls on all parties in the Parliament to support, as a matter of urgency, legislation to initiate a referendum to remove the prohibition on dual citizens being able to run for Federal Parliament;

             (c)    calls on the Government to:

                   (i)    instruct the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to develop and implement a comprehensive public information campaign to describe and promote the operation of the new Australian Citizenship Act,

                  (ii)    allocate sufficient funds for a television, radio and newspaper advertising campaign in Australia and overseas about the operation of the new Act,

                 (iii)    require the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to coordinate the dissemination of written information about the operation of the new Act to be available in Australian diplomatic posts overseas, and

                 (iv)    require the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to work closely with the Privacy Commissioner, to restrict to the maximum extent possible the collection, access, use and disclosure of personal identifying information.”