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be dealt with appropriately. Therefore, in supporting the petition, the committee recommends that the current approach to discrimination issues could be applied to human rights issues as well, resulting in no change for ACT Policing.
On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the inquiry. I would like to thank the other members of the committee, Dr Paterson and Mr Braddock, and I thank the secretariat for their professional assistance. I commend the report to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Report 8
MR CAIN
(Ginninderra) (11.49): I present the following report:
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee—Report 8—Inquiry into Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Amendment Bill 2022, dated 22 June 2022, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I move:
That the report be noted.
MR CAIN: This is the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community tabled out of session, also on 22 June 2022. The Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Amendment Bill 2022 extends the Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Power) Act 2006 for another five years.
It allows for the preventative detention of persons up to 14 days to prevent imminent terrorist acts or preserve evidence of recent terrorist acts.
A statutory review mechanism exists to ensure that the legislation strikes the right balance between managing terrorism threats in the ACT and the protection of human rights.
Given the extraordinary nature of these powers, the committee considered it should also independently review the bill to ensure that these powers are still required and that the human rights protections are appropriate.
Amongst other things, the committee recommends that the Assembly pass the bill with a recommendation that the ACT government review the treatment of children to ensure that they are treated according to the intention of the law.
On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this inquiry. I thank the other members of the committee, Dr Paterson and Mr Braddock, and I thank the secretariat for their professional support. I commend the report to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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