Senate debates

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Motions

Antisemitism

12:31 pm

Photo of James PatersonJames Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

I move the amendment:

At the end of the motion, add:

(d) calls on the Government to support:

(i) strengthening the penalties for those who urge or threaten attacks against places of worship,

(ii) strengthening the sentencing regime for terrorism by legislating for a mandatory minimum term of 6 years' imprisonment for all acts of terrorism under Commonwealth law, and

(iii) the introduction of mandatory minimum sentences of 12 months' imprisonment for the display of prohibited antisemitic and terrorist organisation symbols and related behaviour in public, and increase the maximum penalty to 5 years' prison.

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