Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I table an addendum and correction to the explanatory memorandum relating to the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that this bill be now read a second time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—At the request of Senator Canavan, I move amendments on sheets 3768 and 3769 as circulated:

SHEET 3768

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

4 Review of digital assets framework

Requirement to conduct review

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

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the review must consider the effectiveness of the digital assets framework, including as supported by any Act amended by this Act and any instruments made under those amended Acts.

Timing of review

(3) The persons conducting the review must

(a) commence the review as soon as practicable after the end of 2 years starting on the day this section commences; and

(b) complete the review before the end of 4 months after the day the review commences.

Consultation

(4) The review must make provision for consultation with industry stakeholders that the persons conducting the review consider relevant.

Minister to be given report of review

(5) The persons conducting the review must give the Minister a written report of the review as soon as practicable after the review is completed.

Minister to table copy of report of review

(6) 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 3769

(1) Schedule 1, page 36 (after line 30), after Part 2, insert:

Part 2A — Giving reasons for refusing financial services

Corporations Act 2001

42A After Division 1 of Part 7.8

Insert:

Division 1A — Giving reasons for refusing financial services

980C Giving reasons for refusing financial services

If an Australian ADI refuses to provide a financial service to a financial services licensee, the ADI must give the licensee written reasons for refusing to do so.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that amendments on sheet 3768 and 3769 be agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

(In division) Senators Canavan and McKenzie, I've called the tellers. Really, you should now be sitting up the back. It's a standing order that once tellers have been called, you need to be sitting in your seat. You've been warned.

The question is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be so passed.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

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

by leave—I note my support for amendment 3768.