Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026

Senator CASH (Western Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (11:49): If I could just make some comments in relation to the government's amendment on sheet TK115, the coalition's amendment that I have moved would specifically require the inquiry to examine the operational effect of restricting the execution of arrest warrants issued under the Extradition Act and the Crimes Act to certain hours, while search warrants issued under those acts are not subject to the same restrictions.

The amendment on TK115 has now moved by the government removed that specific reference from the terms of reference we had proposed in our amendment. The coalition's preference is to retain the detail, but we do not think that its removal, pursuant to the amendment moved by the government on TK115, will limit the committee's ability to examine those issues, and on that basis we won't be opposing the government's amendment.

In relation to the answer that was given to my previous question, and the bill itself that has passed on the second reading, why is there now a pressing need to resolve conflict-of-interest issues with the director of the CDPP? The TEMPORARY CHAIR ( Senator Sharma ): Senator Green, you may also wish to move the amendment TK115.