Division
David Leyonhjelm by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 8067 together: (1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 17), at the end of section 38AB, add: (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism: (a) being a member of a particular organisation; (b) consorting with a convicted offender. (2) Schedule 1, item 12, page 6 (after line 19), at the end of section 113F, add: (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism: (a) being a member of a particular organisation; (b) consorting with a convicted offender. If this bill should pass and these amendments not be passed, the ban on employing people should not cover those ex-criminals whose conviction was solely for a nonterrorist crime of association. Having been a member of a bikie gang or having regularly visited a friend in prison should not forever block your prospects of cleaning toilets or unloading luggage at an airport or port. I commend the amendments. Fiona Nash The government will not be supporting the proposed amendments from Senator Leyonhjelm. The existing ASIC and MSIC schemes protect against unlawful interference with aviation and maritime transport and offshore facilities. The purpose of the bill is to broaden the ASIC and MSIC schemes to also capture persons convicted of serious or organised crime offences, to improve the government's ability to combat serious or organised crime. Limiting any serious or organised crime offences to a connection with terrorism minimises the improvement to the ASIC and MSIC schemes. It prevents the government from implementing the recommendations of the parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement and the National Ice Taskforce to address serious or organised crime in the aviation and maritime sectors. The various Australian criminal code
Senate, 2017-03-27. affirmative: ayes 32, noes 27.
Question
David Leyonhjelm by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 8067 together: (1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 17), at the end of section 38AB, add: (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism: (a) being a member of a particular organisation; (b) consorting with a convicted offender. (2) Schedule 1, item 12, page 6 (after line 19), at the end of section 113F, add: (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), offences which consist of the following are not serious or organised crime unless the offence is connected to terrorism: (a) being a member of a particular organisation; (b) consorting with a convicted offender. If this bill should pass and these amendments not be passed, the ban on employing people should not cover those ex-criminals whose conviction was solely for a nonterrorist crime of association. Having been a member of a bikie gang or having regularly visited a friend in prison should not forever block your prospects of cleaning toilets or unloading luggage at an airport or port. I commend the amendments. Fiona Nash The government will not be supporting the proposed amendments from Senator Leyonhjelm. The existing ASIC and MSIC schemes protect against unlawful interference with aviation and maritime transport and offshore facilities. The purpose of the bill is to broaden the ASIC and MSIC schemes to also capture persons convicted of serious or organised crime offences, to improve the government's ability to combat serious or organised crime. Limiting any serious or organised crime offences to a connection with terrorism minimises the improvement to the ASIC and MSIC schemes. It prevents the government from implementing the recommendations of the parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement and the National Ice Taskforce to address serious or organised crime in the aviation and maritime sectors. The various Australian criminal code
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