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National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023; In Committee


Murray Watt

Murray Watt Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

11:54 am

As I suspect Senator Shoebridge is probably aware, the minister's guidelines for ASIO require ASIO to do things proportionally and reasonably, and that is a legal requirement on ASIO officials. That provides the safeguard to prevent abuse, because abuse of these powers would not be proportional or reasonable, which is what ASIO is required to do under the minister's guidelines.

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