Division
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)
Senate, 2014-11-26. negative: ayes 11, noes 38.
Question
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)
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