Bill
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014
passed, as at 2014-12-12. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-10-29
- second reading — 2014-10-29
- second reading — 2014-11-25
- second reading — 2014-11-25
- committee — 2014-11-25
- committee — 2014-11-26
- third reading — 2014-11-26
- introduced — 2014-11-27
- second reading — 2014-12-01
- second reading — 2014-12-01
- second reading — 2014-12-02
- second reading — 2014-12-02
- third reading — 2014-12-02
- passed — 2014-12-02
- royal assent — 2014-12-12
Divisions
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Control orders only if support/facilitation already provided — 2014-11-26, Senate: negative, ayes 11, noes 34
- The majority disagreed that a [definition](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-11-26.24.1) of the '[Convention Against Torture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_Against_Torture)' should be inserted into the [Intelligence Services Act 2001](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Services_Act_2001), which was proposed by Greens Senator [Penny Wright](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/penny_wright). Attorney General [George Brandis](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/george_brandis) [said](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-11-26.26.1) that it was an unnecessary amendment. ### Background to the bill This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s982) is the third that has been introduced since mid-2014. A number of incidents have happened before and during the course of the introduction of these bills. There was [one of the biggest counter-terrorism operations](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-18/authorities-thwart-beheading-plot-in-australias-biggest-raid/5754276) in Australian history. The Prime Minister [Tony Abbott](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/warringah/tony_abbott) also confirmed that Australia would be [sending the military to Iraq](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-15/special-forces-could-move-into-iraq-within-days-abbott/5815534) to fight the [Islamic State](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) (IS) (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)). The scope of this bill is narrower than the earlier two but some of its measures are "significant and warrant close scrutiny" (see [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1415a/15bd050)). In particular, the proposed expansion of the [control order](http://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecurity/Counterterrorismlaw/Pages/Controlorders.aspx) — 2014-11-26, Senate: negative, ayes 11, noes 32
- The majority disagreed that a [new section](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-11-26.39.1) should be included in the bill that stated: > *In performing its functions, [ASIS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Secret_Intelligence_Service) must not engage in any conduct that would be contrary to Australia's obligations under the [Convention Against Torture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_Against_Torture).* Attorney General [George Brandis](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/george_brandis) [said](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-11-26.26.1) that it was an unnecessary amendment. ### Background to the bill This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s982) is the third that has been introduced since mid-2014. A number of incidents have happened before and during the course of the introduction of these bills. There was [one of the biggest counter-terrorism operations](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-18/authorities-thwart-beheading-plot-in-australias-biggest-raid/5754276) in Australian history. The Prime Minister [Tony Abbott](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/warringah/tony_abbott) also confirmed that Australia would be [sending the military to Iraq](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-15/special-forces-could-move-into-iraq-within-days-abbott/5815534) to fight the [Islamic State](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) (IS) (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)). The scope of this bill is narrower than the earlier two but some of its measures are "significant and warrant close scrutiny" (see [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1415a/15bd050)). In particular, the proposed expansion of the [control order](http://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecurity/Counterterrorismlaw/Pages/Controlorders.aspx) — 2014-11-26, Senate: negative, ayes 11, noes 38
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill — 2014-11-26, Senate: affirmative, ayes 38, noes 13
Plain-language summary
No machine-written summary in this export.
Sources
em
em supp
em supp
em revised
digest
billhome
frl act