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I will now deal with the Committee of the Whole amendments, starting with the amendment circulated by the opposition. The question is that the amendment on sheet 3617 be agreed to.

Opposition's circulated amendment

(1) Schedule 1, page 42 (after line 18), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 8 — Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

Criminal Code Act 1995

67 After Subdivision B of Division 80 of the Criminal Code

Insert:

Subdivision BA — Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

80.1AD Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

A person commits an offence if the person burns or desecrates the Australian National Flag (within the meaning of the Flags Act 1953).

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.