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

Senator CASH (Western Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (11:56): Well, the last time I checked, Senate estimates is not for a number of months, and we currently are being asked to vote on a bill, potentially today. So I would have thought that the questions were actually relevant. The bill gives the impression when it's presented—and certainly in the way the government has spoken about it—of implementing technical amendments.

But, since the bill was first introduced, Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested, and the CDPP appears to have been involved in the investigation over the war crimes she is now charged with prosecuting. Was this legislation created in anticipation of this potential conflict?