Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I clearly hit a point, because Senator Shoebridge couldn't wait to jump to his feet for interjection No. 2. For all the Greens—we love the Australian people and we understand how they function. Senator Shoebridge, I am delighted to give you your correct title because I would hate for people listening in to not understand who is responsible for the bill that would literally seek to legislate chaos and anarchy in society.

As I said, clause 10 bells the cat. Let's just override every other law in the country! No criminal law, no public safety law, no workplace health and safety law, no public health law, no law about traffic and orderly management of our streets and infrastructure, no zoning law, no law about permits or protests, no terrorism law—now, that's an interesting one, given what we now know about the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has actually caused terror on the streets of Melbourne and could have killed Australians. Forget that—no terrorism law. There's no law that might provide for another right or freedom—nothing. It is a complete override, and it is an override without limits for every government everywhere.

I've got to give them credit, Senator Scarr. You and I would love to draft this type of law, seriously. Can you imagine you and I sitting down? We're both lawyers. Would we have fun, Senator Scarr! Let's override whatever law we can in Australia—