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

I move:

That this bill be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

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

I will now deal with the Committee of the Whole amendment circulated by the government. I understand the minister has a document to table.

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

I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendment to be moved to this bill.

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

The question is that the amendment on sheet AD128 be agreed to.

Government's circulated amendment—

(1) Page 40 (after line 3), at the end of the Bill, add:

Division 5 — Foreign research projects

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020

95 After Division 6 of Part 5

Insert:

Division 6A — Foreign research projects

55A Requirement in relation to foreign research projects

(1) An Australian university must maintain policies and procedures for:

(a) identifying research projects conducted by researchers employed or engaged by the Australian university with researchers employed or engaged by foreign entities; and

(b) assessing whether such research projects:

(i) adversely affect, or are likely to adversely affect, Australia's national interest; or

(ii) are, or are likely to be, inconsistent with Australia's foreign policy; and

(c) managing risks identified through those assessments.

(2) The Australian university must take reasonable steps to implement the policies and procedures.

(3) In this section:

Australian university means a university that is a State/Territory entity under paragraph 7(e).

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

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