Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026

The majority voted against amendment 3609 introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent), Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (JLN), WA Senator Fatima Payman (AV), Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Independent) and Tasmanian Senator Tammy Tyrrell (Independent).

Amendment text

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

(2) Page 2 (after line 19), after clause 3, insert:

4 Review of operation of Act

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

(2) Without limiting the matters that may be considered when conducting the review, the review must consider the operation and appropriateness of the mandatory minimum sentences in table items 1AA, 1A and 1B in the table in section 16AAA of the Crimes Act 1914 for offences against the following provisions in the Criminal Code Act 1995:

(a) subsection 80.2BE(1) or (2) (advocating force or violence through causing damage to property);

(b) subsection 80.2H(1) (public display of prohibited Nazi symbols or giving Nazi salute);

(c) subsection 80.2HA(1) (public display of prohibited terrorist organisation symbols).

Consultation requirement

(3) The review must provide for public consultation, including providing for public submissions over a period of at least 2 calendar months.

Expert panel conducting the review

(4) The review must be conducted by an expert panel comprised of 3 members appointed by the Minister.

(5) The Minister must ensure that the members of the expert panel collectively possess experience or knowledge in all of the following fields:

(a) firearms regulation and law enforcement practice;

(b) policing;

(c) criminology;

(d) national security;

(e) intelligence;

(f) agriculture;

(g) invasive species management;

(h) cybersecurity;

(i) administrative law.

(6) A member of the expert panel must not be any of the following:

(a) a person engaged under the Public Service Act 1999;

(b) a serving member of the Australian Defence Force, the Australia Federal Police or an Australian intelligence agency;

(c) a current or former member of the Parliament, or a current or former member of a Parliament of State or Territory;

(d) any other person who has a material conflict of interest in relation to this Act.

Timing of review

(7) The review must commence no later than 2 years after the day this section commences.

(8) The expert panel must complete the review before the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day the review commences.

Minister to be given report of review

(9) The expert panel must give the Minister a written report of the review as soon as practicable after the review is completed.

Minister to table report of review

(10) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 10 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

Government response to recommendations

(11) If the report sets out one or more recommendations to the Commonwealth Government:

(a) as soon as practicable after receiving the report, the Minister must cause a statement setting out the Commonwealth Government's response to each of the recommendations to be prepared; and

(b) within 6 months after the day the report is first tabled in a House of the Parliament, the Minister must table a copy of the statement in each House of the Parliament.