House debates
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Crimes Amendment (Working with Children — Criminal History) Bill 2009
Consideration of Senate Message
Consideration resumed.
Senate amendment—
(1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 5 (line 31) to page 6 (line 7), omit section 85ZZGG, substitute:
85ZZGG Reviews of operation of this Subdivision
(1) The Minister must cause 2 reviews of the operation of this Subdivision to be conducted.
(2) The first review must:
(a) start not later than 30 June 2011; and
(b) be completed within 3 months.
(3) The 2nd review must:
(a) start not later than 30 June 2013; and
(b) be completed within 3 months.
(4) The Minister must cause a written report about each review to be prepared.
(5) The Minister must cause a copy of each report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
5:52 pm
Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That the amendment be agreed to.
The amendment implements the only recommendation of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the bill, namely the Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2009. The amendment will insert an additional provision for further review of the legislation, commencing no later than 30 June 2013. The review is in addition to a current provision for a review to commence no later than 30 June 2011. This amendment will ensure that the operation of the provision is subject to comprehensive review and will allow evidence about the legislation’s operation to be fully assessed.
Question agreed to.