Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025

The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted in favour of reading the bill for a second time.

What does this bill do?

According to the bill digest, which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library:

As part of the more substantive reforms, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 (ASIO Amendment Bill (No. 2)) amends the ASIO Act to make more comprehensive amendments to Division 3. These include:

• removing the sunset provision, which is currently contained in section 34JF

The sunset provision has been extended five times since it was originally introduced in 2003.

• expanding the scope of adult questioning warrants to include new grounds—including sabotage, and promotion of communal violence—on which individuals can be compulsorily questioned

• amendments relating to ‘prescribed authorities’ (being persons who supervise the questioning process) including new disqualifying criteria and

• new requirements for compulsory questioning in circumstances where a person has been charged, or where such a charge is imminent.