Michaelia Cash

I move the opposition amendment on sheet 2750:

(1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (after line 25), after section 474.17B, insert:

474.17C Review of amendments made by the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024

(1) After the end of the 2-year period beginning at the commencement of this section, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of the operation of sections 474.17A, 474.17AA, 474.17AB and 474.17B.

Report

(2) A report of the review must be given to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the 2-year period mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) The Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (2) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

This is a straightforward review provision that requires us to come back to the issue in two years.

Anthony Chisholm

The government will not be supporting this amendment.

Andrew McLachlan

The question before the committee is that the amendments on sheet 2750 as moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.

Summary

Date and time: 11:25 AM on 2024-08-21
Senator Pocock's vote: Aye
Total number of "aye" votes: 30
Total number of "no" votes: 31
Total number of abstentions: 15
Related bill: Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024

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