National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Victorian Senator James Paterson (Liberal), which means it failed. The purpose of the amendments was to ensure the presence of Opposition members on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS).

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 11, page 7 (lines 4 to 13), omit the item, substitute:

11 Subsections 28(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections (not including the note), substitute:

(2) The Committee is to consist of 13 members and must include at least:

(a) 4 members of the Senate; and

(b) 4 members of the House of Representatives.

(3) The members must consist of the following:

(a) 7 members who are Government members;

(b) 6 members who are Opposition members.

Current wording of that part

11 Subsection 28(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The Committee is to consist of 13 members and must include at least:

(a) 2 Senators who are Government members; and

(b) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are Government members; and

(c) 2 Senators who are non-Government members; and

(d) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are non-Government members.