Rex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

In my speech on the second reading I talked about the contingent call-outs and the fact that, if there's a planned event, there may be some intelligence that says a problem is likely. I say this not as a criticism of the intelligence services, but sometimes they do get it wrong; sometimes their intelligence is flawed. I also raised the prospect that a call-out could be, in some sense, motivated or biased by political considerations for political advantage. That's not directed necessarily at your government, but perhaps at a future government. Could you explain to me the oversight mechanisms that are in place: once a call-out has occurred, what ability does the parliament have to scrutinise that call-out at a future date?