2013‑2014

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

Counter‑Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

 

 

(Government)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 8, page 5 (after line 8), after paragraph 104.2(3)(a), insert:

                    (aa)  the following:

                              (i)  a statement of the facts relating to why the order should be made;

                             (ii)  if the member is aware of any facts relating to why the order should not be made—a statement of those facts; and

[requesting interim control orders]

(2)     Schedule 1, page 5 (after line 22), after item 8, insert:

8A  Subsection 104.2(6) of the Criminal Code

Omit “paragraphs (2)(a) and (b)”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

[terrorist act]

(3)     Schedule 1, item 9, page 5 (line 34) to page 6 (line 4), omit paragraph 104.3(c).

[requesting interim control orders]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 9, page 6 (line 6), omit “the proposed”, substitute “each of the proposed”.

[details of limitations]

(5)     Schedule 1, item 9, page 6 (lines 9 and 10), omit “the proposed”, substitute “any of those”.

[details of limitations]

(6)     Schedule 1, item 12, page 7 (lines 9 and 10), omit “the order”, substitute “each of the obligations, prohibitions and restrictions to be imposed on the person by the order”.

[details of limitations]

(7)     Schedule 1, item 13, page 7 (lines 18 to 28), to be opposed.

[details of limitations]

(8)     Schedule 1, item 15, page 8 (line 3), omit “12”, substitute “8”.

[obtaining the Attorney‑General’s consent]

(9)     Schedule 1, item 16, page 8 (line 6), omit “104.3(1)(b) to (e)”, substitute “104.3(b) to (e)”.

[technical correction]

(10)   Schedule 1, item 17, page 8 (line 9), omit “12”, substitute “8”.

[obtaining the Attorney‑General’s consent]

(11)   Schedule 1, item 18, page 8 (line 12), omit “104.3(1)(a) to (e)”, substitute “104.3(a) to (e)”.

[technical correction]

(12)   Schedule 1, item 19, page 8 (line 16), omit “12”, substitute “8”.

[obtaining the Attorney‑General’s consent]

(13)   Schedule 1, item 20, page 8 (line 18), omit “12”, substitute “8”.

[obtaining the Attorney‑General’s consent]

(14)   Schedule 1, item 22, page 8 (line 22), omit “104.3(1)(c) and (d)”, substitute “104.2(3)(aa) and 104.3(d)”.

[requesting interim control orders]

(15)   Schedule 1, items 23 and 24, page 8 (line 23) to page 9 (line 10), to be opposed.

[details of limitations]

(16)   Schedule 1, items 26 and 27, page 9 (lines 20 to 25), to be opposed.

[details of limitations]

(17)   Schedule 1, item 28, page 9 (lines 28 and 29), omit “the varied control order”, substitute “each of the additional obligations, prohibitions and restrictions to be imposed on the person by the order”.

[details of limitations]

(18)   Schedule 1, item 29, page 10 (lines 4 to 14), to be opposed.

[details of limitations]

(19)   Schedule 2, page 12 (before line 4), before item 1, insert:

1A  After section 3

Insert:

3A  References to Ministers

                   Despite section 19A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, in this Act:

                     (a)  a reference to the responsible Minister in relation to a relevant agency is a reference only to the most senior responsible Minister in relation to that agency; and

                     (b)  a reference to the Prime Minister or the Attorney‑General is a reference only to the Minister with that title; and

                     (c)  a reference to the Defence Minister is a reference only to the most senior Defence Minister; and

                     (d)  a reference to the Foreign Affairs Minister is a reference only to the most senior Foreign Affairs Minister; and

                     (e)  a reference to the Minister responsible for administering the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 is a reference only to the most senior such Minister.

Note:          A reference to a Minister mentioned in this section may include a reference to a person acting as that Minister (see section 19 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).

[references to Ministers]

(20)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 18 (after line 19), after subsection 9B(4), insert:

Notifying the responsible Minister

          (4A)  An agency head who gives an authorisation under this section for an activity or series of activities must notify the relevant responsible Minister of the authorisation within 8 hours after giving the authorisation.

[Ministers unavailable]

(21)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 18 (lines 21 and 22), omit “An agency head who gives an authorisation under this section for an activity or series of activities must”, substitute “The agency head must also”.

[Ministers unavailable]

(22)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 19 (line 5), omit “being”, substitute “the responsible Minister is”.

[Ministers unavailable]

(23)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 19 (after line 13), after subsection 9B(8), insert:

Oversight by Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security

          (8A)  Within 30 days after the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security is given the documents, the Inspector‑General must:

                     (a)  consider whether the agency head complied with the requirements of this section in giving the authorisation; and

                     (b)  provide the responsible Minister with a report on the Inspector‑General’s views of the extent of the agency head’s compliance with the requirements of this section in giving the authorisation; and

                     (c)  provide to the Committee a copy of the conclusions in the report.

[Ministers unavailable]

(24)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 19 (line 14), omit the heading to subsection 9B(9), substitute:

Status of instruments

[Ministers unavailable]

(25)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 19 (line 15), after “authorisation”, insert “, report”.

[Ministers unavailable]

(26)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 20 (line 11), omit “Advising”, substitute “Notifying”.

[ASIO Minister unavailable]

(27)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 20 (line 12), omit “advise”, substitute “notify”.

[ASIO Minister unavailable]

(28)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 20 (line 15), omit “advice”, substitute “notification”.

[ASIO Minister unavailable]

(29)   Schedule 2, item 18, page 20 (lines 17 to 23), omit subsection 9C(5), substitute:

             (5)  The notification must be given:

                     (a)  for a notification given to the ASIO Minister—before the end of 8 hours after the authorisation is given under section 9A or 9B; and

                     (b)  for a notification given to the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security—as soon as practicable, but no later than 3 days after the authorisation is given under section 9A or 9B.

Oversight by Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security

             (6)  Within 30 days after the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security is given the notification, the Inspector‑General must:

                     (a)  consider whether the agency head complied with the requirements of this section in giving the authorisation under section 9A or 9B; and

                     (b)  provide the responsible Minister with a report on the Inspector‑General’s views of the extent of the agency head’s compliance with the requirements of this section in giving the authorisation under that section; and

                     (c)  provide to the Committee a copy of the conclusions in the report.

[ASIO Minister unavailable]

(30)   Schedule 2, page 22 (after line 29), at the end of the Schedule, add:

32  Paragraph 29(1)(bb)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                   (bb)  to review, by 7 March 2018, the operation, effectiveness and implications of the following:

                              (i)  Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 and any other provision of that Act as far as it relates to that Division;

                             (ii)  Division 3A of Part IAA of the Crimes Act 1914 and any other provision of that Act as far as it relates to that Division;

                            (iii)  Divisions 104 and 105 of the Criminal Code and any other provision of the Criminal Code Act 1995 as far as it relates to those Divisions;

                            (iv)  sections 119.2 and 119.3 of the Criminal Code and any other provision of the Criminal Code Act 1995 as far as it relates to those sections; and

[inquiry]