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

The introduction of the notion of intent for the person advocating the type of material that we are talking about here obviously severely undermines the purpose of this bill and is unacceptable to the government. The bill is about taking out of circulation material that, on the face of it and as a fact, advocates the doing of a terrorist act. The objective assessment of the material itself, not what the creator intended, is what is important. We do not support this amendment.

Question negatived.