Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2018 (74 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Foreign incursions and recruitment: declared areas

Criminal Code Act 1995

15   Subsection 119.3(7) of the Criminal Code

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(7) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may:

(a) review a declaration; and

(b) report the Committee's comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament before the end of the applicable disallowance period for that House.

Note: A declaration may be disallowed by either House of Parliament under section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003.

(8) In addition, at any time while a declaration is in effect, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may:

(a) review the declaration; and

(b) report the Committee's comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament.