Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

Senator SHOEBRIDGE (New South Wales) (13:24): by leave—I move amendments (1) to (4) on sheet 3383 together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 10 to 12), omit the definition of government. (2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 13 to 21), omit the definition of government body. (3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 22 and 23), omit the definition of military organisation.

(4) Schedule 1, items 3 and 4, page 3 (line 30) to page 4 (line 21), omit the items, substitute: 3 After paragraph 5(1)(d) Insert: and (e) accredited representatives of registered charities and their families; I spoke on this in the second reading contribution. This would remove from the bill the ability for Defence Housing to build housing for US and UK troops, for Israeli defence contractors and for employees of Lockheed Martin.

I commend the amendments to the committee. The TEMPORARY CHAIR ( Senator Ghosh ): The question is that amendments (1) to (4) on sheet 3383 be agreed to.