Inquiry into the provisions of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 – Second Supplementary Submission
ALHR has made a supplementary Submission to the Inquiry into the provisions of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 following on from the draft amendments to the Bill issued on 8 June 2018.
We note with some considerable concern that the public has effectively been given only three and a half working days to respond to extensive changes to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 and that the text of amendments to the Electoral Act and National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 has not yet been made public.
The comments made by the Committee in its recent report on the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 to the effect that the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill needs to be considered as complementary to the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 have informed our own submission. There are a number of concerns common to both Bills, including the need for consistency in concepts and language.
ALHR continues to be greatly concerned as to the chilling impact of these Bills on civil society, including academics and cultural organisations, and upon the implied constitutional right to free political speech generally.
See also our earlier submissions and media releases on this dangerous package of legislation:
ALHR Media release “You might be committing espionage -but we won’t prosecute you. Probably not.” June 9 2018
You might be committing espionage -but we won’t prosecute you. Probably not.
ALHR Media Release, “Parliamentary Committee Recommendations Not Enough to Fix Turnbull Government’s Russia Style ‘Gag Law”, April 11 2018
ALHR Media Release, “Human Rights of Millions Threatened By Turnbull Government Identity Matching Bills” March 21 2018
Human Rights of Millions Threatened By Turnbull Government Identity Matching Bills
ALHR Submission to the Inquiry into the provisions of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017
ALHR Submission to Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017
ALHR submission to Inquiry into the provisions of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017
Inquiry into the provisions of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017
| 2018 01 25 ALHR Submission Electoral Reforms– Related Resources
https://alhr.org.au/foreign-influence-legislative-package/
2018 01 22 ALHR Submission Espionage and Foreign Interference – Related Resources
https://alhr.org.au/foreign-influence-legislative-package/
2018 01 22 ALHR Submission Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme – Related Resources
https://alhr.org.au/foreign-influence-legislative-package/ |