Division Description Changes — Bills — Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019; Second Reading — 14th Feb 2019

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senate vote 2019-02-14#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2019-03-14 17:38:37	Title Bills — Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019; Second Reading Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee Description <p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-02-14.14.7) introduced by WA Senator [Jordon Steele-John](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/jordon_steele-john) (Greens), which means it failed. ### Motion text > At the end of the motion, add: > ", and the bill be referred to the [Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs) for inquiry and report by 2 April 2019." ### What does this bill do? The [bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1178) was introduced to: * speed up the mandated review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 by requiring that it take place before the end of the 18 month period beginning on the day the Act received Royal Assent; and * extend the definition of 'interception agency' to include the [Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Commission_for_Law_Enforcement_Integrity), the [Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption_(New_South_Wales)), the [New South Wales Crime Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Crime_Commission), the [Law Enforcement Conduct Commission of New South Wales](https://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/who-we-are-and-what-we-value/who-we-are-and-what-we-value), the [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Broad-based_Anti-corruption_Commission), the [Crime and Corruption Commission of Queensland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Corruption_Commission), the [Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (SA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Commissioner_Against_Corruption) and the [Corruption and Crime Commission (WA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_and_Crime_Commission).

<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-02-14.14.7) introduced by WA Senator [Jordon Steele-John](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/jordon_steele-john) (Greens), which means it failed.
### Motion text
> *At the end of the motion, add:*
> *", and the bill be referred to the [Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs) for inquiry and report by 2 April 2019."*
### What does this bill do?
The [bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1178) was introduced to:
* *speed up the mandated review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 by requiring that it take place before the end of the 18 month period beginning on the day the Act received Royal Assent; and*
* *extend the definition of 'interception agency' to include the [Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Commission_for_Law_Enforcement_Integrity), the [Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption_(New_South_Wales)), the [New South Wales Crime Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Crime_Commission), the [Law Enforcement Conduct Commission of New South Wales](https://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/who-we-are-and-what-we-value/who-we-are-and-what-we-value), the [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Broad-based_Anti-corruption_Commission), the [Crime and Corruption Commission of Queensland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Corruption_Commission), the [Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (SA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Commissioner_Against_Corruption) and the [Corruption and Crime Commission (WA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_and_Crime_Commission).*