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I will now deal with the amendments circulated by Senator Thorpe. The question is that the amendments on sheet 3592 and 3606 be agreed to.

Senator Thorpe's circulated amendments—

SHEET 3592

(1) Schedule 2, page 77 (after line 10), after Division 8, insert:

Division 8A — Jacketed hollow point ammunition

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

202A After regulation 4F

Insert:

4FA Importation of jacketed hollow point ammunition

(1) The importation of jacketed hollow point ammunition is prohibited unless the importation passes the specified person test set out in item 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 6.

(2) To avoid doubt, this regulation applies despite regulation 4F.

(3) In this regulation:

jacketed hollow point ammunition means ammunition that is or involves a bullet that expands or flatten easily in the human body, including a bullet with a hard envelope that does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with incisions.

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SHEET 3606

(1) Schedule 1, page 4 (after line 7), after item 4, insert:

4A After subregulation 4F(3A)

Insert:

(3B) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, cause to be prepared a written report on the importation by a law enforcement agency during the quarter of a firearm, a firearm accessory, a firearm part, a firearm magazine, ammunition, a component of ammunition or an imitation of an article to which an item in Part 2 of Schedule 6 applies.

(3C) A report under subregulation (3B) must include the following in relation to each article imported:

(a) the name and type of the article;

(b) the name of the law enforcement agency that imported the article;

(c) the date on which the article was imported.

(3D) The Minister must table a copy of a report under subregulation (3B) in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

4B Subregulation 4F(4)

Insert:

law enforcement agency means:

(a) the Australian Federal Police; or

(b) the Police Force of a State or Territory.

quarter means a period of 3 months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December.

Question negatived.

I will now deal with the amendments circulated by Senators David Pocock, Lambie, Payman, Thorpe and Tyrrell. The question is that the amendments on sheet 3609 be agreed to.

Senator David Pocock 's , Senator Lambie 's , Senator Payman 's , Senator Thorpe 's and Senator Tyrrell 's circulated amendments—

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit "Sections 1 to 3", substitute "Sections 1 to 4".

(2) Page 2 (after line 19), after clause 3, insert:

4 Review of operation of Act

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Act.

(2) Without limiting the matters that may be considered when conducting the review, the review must consider the operation and appropriateness of the mandatory minimum sentences in table items 1AA, 1A and 1B in the table in section 16AAA of the Crimes Act 1914 for offences against the following provisions in the Criminal Code Act 1995:

(a) subsection 80.2BE(1) or (2) (advocating force or violence through causing damage to property);

(b) subsection 80.2H(1) (public display of prohibited Nazi symbols or giving Nazi salute);

(c) subsection 80.2HA(1) (public display of prohibited terrorist organisation symbols).

Consultation requirement

(3) The review must provide for public consultation, including providing for public submissions over a period of at least 2 calendar months.

Expert panel conducting the review

(4) The review must be conducted by an expert panel comprised of 3 members appointed by the Minister.

(5) The Minister must ensure that the members of the expert panel collectively possess experience or knowledge in all of the following fields:

(a) firearms regulation and law enforcement practice;

(b) policing;

(c) criminology;

(d) national security;

(e) intelligence;

(f) agriculture;

(g) invasive species management;

(h) cybersecurity;

(i) administrative law.

(6) A member of the expert panel must not be any of the following:

(a) a person engaged under the Public Service Act 1999;

(b) a serving member of the Australian Defence Force, the Australia Federal Police or an Australian intelligence agency;

(c) a current or former member of the Parliament, or a current or former member of a Parliament of State or Territory;

(d) any other person who has a material conflict of interest in relation to this Act.

Timing of review

(7) The review must commence no later than 2 years after the day this section commences.

(8) The expert panel must complete the review before the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day the review commences.

Minister to be given report of review

(9) The expert panel must give the Minister a written report of the review as soon as practicable after the review is completed.

Minister to table report of review

(10) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 10 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

Government response to recommendations

(11) If the report sets out one or more recommendations to the Commonwealth Government:

(a) as soon as practicable after receiving the report, the Minister must cause a statement setting out the Commonwealth Government's response to each of the recommendations to be prepared; and

(b) within 6 months after the day the report is first tabled in a House of the Parliament, the Minister must table a copy of the statement in each House of the Parliament.