Bill
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-09-02. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-08-04
- second reading — 2021-08-04
- second reading — 2021-08-12
- second reading — 2021-08-12
- committee — 2021-08-12
- third reading — 2021-08-12
- introduced — 2021-08-12
- second reading — 2021-08-23
- second reading — 2021-08-23
- second reading — 2021-08-23
- third reading — 2021-08-23
- passed — 2021-08-23
- royal assent — 2021-09-02
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-08-10.115.1): > *That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the [Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1310), allowing it to be considered during this period of sittings.* In other words, the majority voted to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - so that that bill could be considered in this sitting period. — 2021-08-10, Senate: affirmative, ayes 29, noes 5
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-08-12.92.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Anne Urquhart](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/anne_urquhart) (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion "*that the bill be read a second time*" - parliamentary jargon fro agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes:* > >> *(i) in February 2021, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security tabled a report in the Senate following its review of the "declared areas" provisions in the Criminal Code Act 1995;* >> >> *(ii) the Committee made four unanimous and bipartisan recommendations, including three recommendations to amend the Intelligence Services Act 2001 and the Criminal Code Act 1995; and* >> >> *(iii) this bill would implement Recommendations 1 and 2 of the Committee's report, but the Government has refused to implement Recommendation 4, which is to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 "to allow Australian citizens to request an exemption from the Minister for Foreign Affairs to travel to a declared area for reasons not listed in section 119.2, but which are not otherwise illegitimate under Australian Law"; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to implement Recommendation 4 of the Committee's unanimous and bipartisan report".* — 2021-08-12, Senate: negative, ayes 15, noes 18
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Declared areas offence amendments — 2021-08-12, Senate: negative, ayes 5, noes 26
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill — 2021-08-12, Senate: affirmative, ayes 22, noes 5
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