Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I want to address your argument that, in that circumstance, a situation would need to be beyond the capacity of a state or territory police force to deal with. Isn't that the current standard? Doesn't this bill lower the threshold significantly? The current standard is: where state or territory police forces are not, or are unlikely to be, able to protect themselves or Commonwealth interests against domestic violence. That's the current standard. The new standard that you're inserting with this legislation is: whether ADF support will be likely to enhance the state or territory's capacity to protect itself or Commonwealth interests. Could you just clarify that, please?