Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move Australian Greens amendment (7) on sheet 5636:

(7)    Clause 10, page 5 (after line 13), after subclause (5), insert:

     (5A)    If a person is required to attend before the Independent Reviewer under subsection (5), the Independent Reviewer may:

             (a)    require the person, before answering questions, either to take an oath or to make an affirmation in a form approved by the Independent Reviewer; and

             (b)    administer an oath or affirmation to the person.

We are seeking here to amend the original bill to empower the independent reviewer to require people to take an oath or an affirmation before providing information relevant to the reviews.