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

At the request of Senator Watt, I move:

That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, in undertaking any inquiry into the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023, also consider any amendments to the bill which have been circulated in the Senate.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This motion asks the PJC to consider hypothetical laws that the government has already made clear it rejects and that will not become part of the legislation passed by this parliament. Unless the government is serious on reversing its position and saying that, in appropriate cases, courts should be able to remove citizenship from those who urge violence and advocate terrorism, this is a waste of an already overloaded committee's time.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that government business No. 1, standing in the name of Senator Watt and moved by Senator Chisholm, be agreed to.