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

by leave—I move opposition amendments (3) and (7) on sheet 5632:

(3)    Clause 9, page 4 (line 14), before “Australian Security”, insert “the”.

(7)    Clause 11, page 6 (line 16), after “Reviewer”, insert “under this section”.

These amendments, which refer to clause 9 and clause 11, make a drafting correction and a technical amendment.

Question agreed to.

by leave—I move opposition amendments (4) and (5) on sheet 5632:

(4)    Clause 10, page 5 (lines 5 to 8), omit subclause (4), substitute:

        (4)    Where the Independent Reviewer takes possession of, makes copies of, or takes extracts from documents, the documents, copies or extracts, as the case may be, will be held securely by the Independent Reviewer and within 6 months of the completion of the review:

             (a)    original documents or extracts from documents received from agencies must be returned to those agencies; and

             (b)    copies of documents or copies of extracts from documents held by the Independent Reviewer must be destroyed.

(5)    Page 5 (after line 21), after clause 10, insert:

10A Offences

                 A person who after being given a notice under subsection 10(1) or 10(5) fails to comply with the notice when required to do so or fails to answer a question that the Independent Reviewer requires the person to answer is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction:

             (a)    in the case of a natural person—by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or both; or

             (b)    in the case of a body corporate—by a fine not exceeding $5,000.

These amendments detail the documents, extracts and copies that are to be made and also the offences which are to be detailed in the law.

Question agreed to.