Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

The government will be supporting the amendments moved by Senator Pratt on behalf of the opposition. The bill currently includes a provision that requirements may be prescribed in delegated legislation but does not mandate this. The proposal is that the powers to conduct system tests cannot be used unless requirements for the conduct of the tests are prescribed in the regulations. Transport security inspectors follow standardised policies and procedures when conducting system tests. Although tests need to vary between regulated entities, test types and locations, the amendments are worded in such a manner that they would not unduly impact on the ability to conduct covert system testing. As I've said, on that basis the government will be supporting the amendments moved by the opposition.

Question agreed to.