The Greens will be opposing this bill. The debate has been interesting, and I appreciate the caution of some of the speakers, like Peter Dunne, about the civil liberties implications of this bill.
There has been a good discussion in the House over the stages of this debate, from the second reading, through the Committee stages, to the debate we are having today.
The Green Party will be abstaining on this bill, because on the one hand the Green Party supports the main purpose of the bill, which is to assist bringing to justice those believed to be responsible
The Green Party opposes the re-establishment of the Intelligence and Security Committee and its proposed composition.
The committee is not a select committee; it is a statutory committee.
I would like to speak to Vote Immigration on behalf of the Green Party, particularly in relation to refugees and asylum seekers.
It is good to see that extra money is being devoted to refugee reset