David Leyonhjelm (NSW, Liberal Democratic Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 8067 together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 17), at the end of section 38AB, add:

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism:

  (a) being a member of a particular organisation;

  (b) consorting with a convicted offender.

(2) Schedule 1, item 12, page 6 (after line 19), at the end of section 113F, add:

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism:

  (a) being a member of a particular organisation;

  (b) consorting with a convicted offender.

If this bill should pass and these amendments not be passed, the ban on employing people should not cover those ex-criminals whose conviction was solely for a nonterrorist crime of association. Having been a member of a bikie gang or having regularly visited a friend in prison should not forever block your prospects of cleaning toilets or unloading luggage at an airport or port. I commend the amendments.