Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

I move the second reading amendment circulated in my name:

At the end of the motion, add:

"and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security conduct a review of the operation of the amendments made by this bill and report on that review by 3 April 2019."

This has the effect of referring the amendments to be made by this bill to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to conduct a review of the operation of the amendments made by this bill and to report on that review by 3 April 2019.

I also confirm that the government has agreed to facilitate consideration of these amendments in the New Year in government business time. Finally, I also confirm that the government supports, in principle, all amendments that are consistent with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security recommendations in relation to this bill. This will facilitate this bill becoming law without amendment, and I do support it on that basis.