RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1
3.41 The committee recommends that the
Attorney-General's Department revise and reissue the Explanatory Memorandum to
the Bill as a matter of urgency to specifically include all additional
information contained in the Department's submissions to this inquiry which
relate to the proposed foreign intelligence amendments in Items 3, 7 and 13 of
Schedule 1 of the Bill, including:
- detailed justification and explanation of why the amendments
are considered necessary;
- specific examples of how the expansion of the definition of
'foreign intelligence' will assist ASIO and other foreign intelligence agencies
to perform their functions; and
- an explanation of the safeguards in place to ensure
appropriate use of the foreign intelligence collection function.
Recommendation 2
3.42 Subject to Recommendation 1, the committee
recommends that the Senate pass the Bill.
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