Sue Lines (President) Share this | Hansard source

I will now deal with the second reading amendment circulated by Senators David Pocock, Lambie, Payman and Tyrrell. The question is that the amendment on sheet 3611 be agreed to.

Senator David Pocock's, Senator Lambie's, Senator Payman's and Senator Tyrrell's circulated amendment

At the end of the motion, add "but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) this bill includes complex legislative changes that make significant amendments to the import, control, management and possession of firearms, across a variety of legislation,

(ii) independent senators have had the final text of the bill for less than 24 hours,

(iii) the Government only undertook very limited consultation on the exposure draft legislation, only provided three days for public submissions on the bill and a week for parliamentary consideration and public consultation,

(iv) time for parliamentary debate of this bill has been significantly curtailed with many senators not afforded an opportunity to speak on or ask questions about the bill on behalf of their communities,

(v) concerns have been expressed about potential unintended consequences of the bill, a lack of procedural fairness in elements of the bill and uncertainty around definitions such as 'firearms and explosives manufacture material', and

(vi) firearms reform can and should also help address the scourge of domestic violence; and

(b) calls on the Government to ensure that the buyback schemes under this bill occur at a rate of fair market value, include ammunition, and include compensation for impacted businesses".