25th Jul 2019, 1:57 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Reports and briefings

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by NSW Senator Kristina Keneally (Labor), which means it failed.

Senator Keneally explained that:

This amendment, like the ones I just moved, seeks to give full implementation to the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the legislation currently before the House.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, page 3 (after line 9), after item 1, insert:

1A At the end of Part 4

Add:

30A Certain reports and briefings

(1) If:

(a) a report by the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor referred to in subsection 29(1) or 30(1) relates to a review of the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Act 2019, or a report relating to that Act is otherwise prepared in the course of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor carrying out the functions in subsection 6(1); and

(b) the Committee on Intelligence and Security requests, in writing given to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, a copy of the report;

the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor must give the Committee a copy of the report, or a copy of extracts from the report that deal with that Act.

(2) If the Committee on Intelligence and Security requests a briefing in relation to the report or extracts, the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor must give the Committee such a briefing.

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