Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I thank senators for their contributions to this debate. This bill, the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023, comes after a series of incidents in recent weeks which have been shocking to the community, to the communities involved and also to individuals that have been directly affected.

Our security agencies face the daunting task of attempting to detect and disrupt these attacks before they occur, and our agencies are extremely successful in this work. As the DG of ASIO has made clear, even when it is not the primary threat facing the country, as is the case at the moment, terrorism is a threat that we can never turn away from. I thank our intelligence and law enforcement agencies for the tireless work they do to keep our communities safe.

This bill reflects the government's commitment to the security of our society and to ensuring that the legislation that underpins the actions of the national intelligence community is robust. I commend the bill to the chamber.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.