Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I will now deal with the second reading amendment circulated by Senator Thorpe. The question is that the second reading amendment on sheet 2330 be agreed to.

Senator Thorpe's circulated amendment—

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate is of the opinion that:

(a) criminalisation will not fully address the highly complex and nuanced issues around radicalisation and violent extremism nor respond fully to the discrimination faced by certain communities;

(b) there is an urgent need to address the underlying problems that lead to radicalisation including the propagation of the racism and prejudice which fuels extremism and extremist violence, and the grooming and recruitment of alienated young people by extremist groups;

(c) a broader suite of measures is required to create provisions for early community-based identification, intervention, rehabilitation and deradicalisation programs, education and awareness raising;

(d) the criminalisation of all "prohibited terrorist organisation symbols" is so broadly drafted that it could capture a wide range of benign conduct which is overly dependent on police and prosecutorial discretion, and could serve as a continuation of the long history of the overreach of counter-terrorism legislation to disproportionally criminalise black, brown and Muslim communities; and

(e) truth telling is required to recognise and address systemic issues of white supremacy and racism, which are not just fringe issues in our society, but rather the bedrock upon which this country was founded".

Question negatived.

The question now is that the bill be now read a second time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.