Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian Greens oppose item 9 of schedule 1 in the following terms:

(5)    Schedule 1, item 9, page 8 (line 1) to page 10 (line 32), section 60CC, TO BE OPPOSED.

Other attempts to amend this section of the legislation have failed. If we had been more successful in amending it, I might not have wanted to move this amendment. However, I do not believe that the proposals by the government are in the best interests of children. As I have said before, I believe that the existing provisions within the legislation that are taken to determine the child’s best interests should stand. The Greens do not support the tiered approach outlined by the government and believe that it should be taken out of the legislation.