Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I will first deal with the Committee of the Whole amendments to the Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 on sheet UD100. The Australian Greens have circulated amendments to government amendments (31) and (35). The question is that the Australian Greens amendments on sheet 2326 to government amendments (31) and (35) be agreed to.

Australian Greens' circulated amendments—

(1) Amendment (31), omit the amendment, substitute:

"(31) Clause 36, page 41 (lines 16 to 18), omit "A review of the operation of this Act and the provision of identity verification services must be started within 2 years. A report of the review must be tabled in Parliament.", substitute "An interim review and review of this Act must be conducted."."

(2) Amendment (35), subclause 43(1A), omit "as soon as practicable after 12 months, and before the end of 2 years,", substitute "within 12 months".

(3) Amendment (35), after paragraph 43(1B)(a), insert:

(aa) any other law of the Commonwealth that regulates privacy, facial recognition or biometric data, to the extent that the other law is relevant to this operation of this Act; and

Question negatived.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation have circulated amendments to government amendments (8) and (27).

The question is that the Pauline Hanson's One Nation amendments on sheet 2327 to government amendments (8) and (27) be agreed to.

(1) Amendment (8), omit the amendment, substitute:

"(8) Clause 9, page 16 (line 32), omit "consent to", substitute "active express consent to each instance of"."

(2) Amendment (27), omit the amendment, substitute:

"(27) Clause 35, page 39 (line 20), omit "consented to", substitute "actively and expressly consented to each instance of"."