Bill
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-12-10. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-06-28
- second reading — 2018-06-28
- second reading — 2018-10-18
- second reading — 2018-10-22
- second reading — 2018-10-22
- third reading — 2018-10-22
- introduced — 2018-11-12
- second reading — 2018-11-12
- second reading — 2018-11-26
- second reading — 2018-11-27
- second reading — 2018-11-27
- committee — 2018-11-27
- third reading — 2018-11-27
- third reading — 2018-11-27
- passed — 2018-11-27
- royal assent — 2018-12-10
Divisions
- Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Make disallowable instruments — 2018-11-27, Senate: negative, ayes 11, noes 35
- Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea — 2018-11-27, Senate: affirmative, ayes 36, noes 9
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-11-27.45.1) to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a third time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). Since the bill was already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1819a/19bd043), the main purpose of the bill is: > *to clarify and streamline the processes under which the Australian Defence Force (ADF) may be called out to protect Commonwealth interests and states and self-governing territories from domestic violence.* It was introduced following "*a Defence review of the ADF’s support to domestic counter-terrorism arrangements undertaken after the Lindt café siege in Sydney.*" — 2018-11-27, Senate: affirmative, ayes 39, noes 10
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-06-28.
The bill would make it easier to call out the Australian Defence Force to respond to domestic violence, including terrorism, in Australia.
It would remove the current requirement that states and territories cannot protect themselves, and would let ministers consider whether the ADF would improve the response.
The bill would also expand contingent call-out to cover land and sea threats, not just aviation threats, and would add the Minister for Home Affairs as an alternative authorising minister for expedited call-out.
- States and territories would no longer need to show they cannot protect themselves before requesting ADF support.
- The ADF could be pre-authorised to respond to threats on land and at sea, as well as in the air.
- The ADF would have to consult more with state and territory police.
- Search, seizure and movement control powers would be simplified, expanded and clarified.
- The distinction between general security areas and designated areas would be removed.
- Acting ministers would be treated as substantive ministers for expedited call-out.
The Australian Defence Force, state and territory governments, the Minister for Home Affairs, and state and territory police.
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