Judith Troeth (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move opposition amendment (1) on sheet 5632:

(1)    Clause 4, page 2 (lines 13 and 14), omit the definition of terrorism laws, substitute:

terrorism laws means any proposed or current law or part of a law directed to the prevention, detection or prosecution of a terrorist act and includes, but is not limited to, provisions of the:

             (a)    Criminal Code Act 1995;

             (b)    Crimes Act 1914;

             (c)   National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004;

             (d)    Australian Federal Police Act 1979;

             (e)    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979;

              (f)    Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988;

             (g)    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.

These amendments have been drafted in reaction to the recommendations in the very generous report of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on this bill. I believe that, as a whole, those recommendations make the bill more flexible. Clause 4 provides a definition of the laws and gives some idea of key legislation—previous acts of parliament—which should be within the independent reviewer’s purview. The list is not exhaustive so that necessary flexibility is preserved. For that reason, I am prepared to accept the Greens amendment which comes under that same heading.