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

Thank you, Minister. Just so the minister is aware—he was not at the table earlier when we were discussing these matters—what we are seeking to do is actually somewhat different. We have no intention of meddling with the definition that you just read out, Minister, from (2)(a) and (b). What we are seeking to do is to make sure that people are not inadvertently taking credit for material that may not represent the views of the organisation or are not people whose views the organisation represents. These are the matters that I was discussing earlier. Do we know that the person advocating the act is the leader or is representative of that organisation? I would have thought these were the sorts of matters where it would not do any harm—in fact, it would do quite substantial good—to guide the discretion of the minister when considering this, given how long organisations are going to be listed and given that the government is refusing to allow any process of review. However, I think we have canvassed these issues, and the chamber is well aware of what we are proposing. I would ask you, Madam Chair Fisher, to put the amendments to a vote.