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Title

  • Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024; in Committee
  • Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024 - in Committee - 2 year review

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Michaelia Cash</p>
  • <p>I move the opposition amendment on sheet 2750:</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-08-21.53.1) introduced by West Australian Senator [Michaelia Cash](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/michaelia_cash) (Liberal), which means it failed.
  • ### What does this amendment do?
  • Senator Cash [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-08-21.53.1):
  • > *This is a straightforward review provision that requires us to come back to the issue in two years.*
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *(1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (after line 25), after section 474.17B, insert:*
  • >
  • > *474.17C Review of amendments made by the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024*
  • >
  • >> *(1) After the end of the 2-year period beginning at the commencement of this section, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of the operation of sections 474.17A, 474.17AA, 474.17AB and 474.17B.*
  • >>
  • >> *Report*
  • >>
  • >> *(2) A report of the review must be given to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the 2-year period mentioned in subsection (1).*
  • >>
  • >> *(3) The Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (2) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.*
  • <p class="italic">(1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (after line 25), after section 474.17B, insert:</p>
  • <p class="italic">474.17C Review of amendments made by the <i>Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024</i></p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) After the end of the 2-year period beginning at the commencement of this section, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of the operation of sections 474.17A, 474.17AA, 474.17AB and 474.17B.</p>
  • <p class="italic"> <i>Report</i></p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) A report of the review must be given to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the 2-year period mentioned in subsection (1).</p>
  • <p class="italic">(3) The Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (2) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.</p>
  • <p>This is a straightforward review provision that requires us to come back to the issue in two years.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anthony Chisholm</p>
  • <p>The government will not be supporting this amendment.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>The question before the committee is that the amendments on sheet 2750 as moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>