Matt O'Sullivan (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The question is that the amendments circulated by Senator Pocock on sheets 2962 and 2963 be agreed to.

Senator Pocock's circulated amendments—

SHEET 2962

(1) Page 119 (after line 14), at the end of Part 6, add:

Division 5 — Review

147 Review of operation of Act

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of this Act.

(2) The review must start as soon as practicable after the end of 5 years after this Act commences.

(3) The persons who conduct the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 6 months of the commencement of the review.

(4) The Minister must table a copy of the report in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

SHEET 2963

(1) Clause 140A, page 115 (after line 31), at the end of the clause, add:

(7) Subject to subsection (8), if the advisory committee gives the Minister advice under subsection (2) the advisory committee must cause a copy of that advice to be:

(a) published on the Department's website as soon as practicable after giving the advice to the Minister; and

(b) tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after giving the advice to the Minister.

(8) The Minister may direct the advisory committee that subsection (7) does not apply if the Minister is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the interests of national security and to deal with an emergency.

(9) The Minister must:

(a) table a copy of each written instrument made under subsection (3) in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after making the instrument; and

(b) table a copy of each written direction made under subsection (4) in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after making the direction.