Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I intend to move Australian Greens amendments (12) and (13) on sheet 7594 separately and speak to them separately. I will start by moving amendment (12) on sheet 7594:

(12) Schedule 1, item 61, page 63 (line 11), omit "reckless as to whether", substitute "with the intention that".

This is an amendment to a provision in the bill for the new offence of advocating terrorism. Under this provision, a person would commit a new offence if they intentionally counsel, promote, encourage or urge the doing of a terrorist act or the commission of a terrorism offence and the person is reckless as to whether another person will engage in a terrorist act or commit a terrorist offence.

This is a significant serious new offence as it carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment. The Australian Greens amendment seeks to—

The CHAIRMAN: Order! It being 10 pm, the committee will now report progress.