David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 3527 and amendment (1) on sheet 3528, circulated in my name, together:

SHEET 3527

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

(2) Page 2 (after line 12), after clause 3, insert:

4 Review of operation of amendments

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

Timing of review

(2) The persons conducting the review must complete the review before the end of the 3-year period staring on the day this section commences.

Minister to be given report of review

(3) The persons conducting the review must give the Minister a written report of the review.

Minister to table copy of report of review

(4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

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SHEET 3528

(1) Schedule 1, item 16, page 7 (after line 20), after paragraph 367C(3)(a), insert:

(aa) the President of the ART notifies the following, in writing, that the President considers that in all the circumstances Division 4 ought to apply in relation to the application instead of this Division:

(i) the applicant;

(ii) the decision-maker;

(iii) any other person who is made a party to the proceeding for the review by an Act or an instrument made under an Act; or

Minister, I'm interested in your view on having an independent review of the operations of those amendments. What is the government's position?