Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Bills

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014; In Committee

9:24 pm

Photo of Jacinta CollinsJacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

Labor understands the points that Senator Leyonhjelm has raised, and we understand his strongly-held views about these issues. However, we oppose this amendment, which cuts against the purpose and effectiveness of the delayed notification warrant scheme, in our view. It is worth turning to the intelligence report, which says of this scheme at 2.47:

According to the Explanatory Memorandum, the scheme will differ from the existing search warrant provisions so as to enable

    And at 2.48:

    The ability to conduct a covert search is considered important because it will

        On this basis, though it took into account the sorts of concerns raised here by Senator Leyonhjelm, the intelligence committee decided against any such exception being inserted into the bill. A similar scheme has operated without any apparent difficulty in the Crimes Act, and we are satisfied that the general safeguards which apply to the AFP—and with the passage of this bill, the new oversight powers of the intelligence committee—that there is no need for this amendment.

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