An influential parliamentary committee has found the laws, introduced amid concern about Chinese foreign influence, have major flaws and need to be reformed.
Landmark laws designed to limit foreign governments from meddling with Australian society have abjectly failed to meet their goals and need to be overhauled, an influential parliamentary committee has found.
The committee found that given the scheme’s “significant flaws”, it will require “substantial reform if it is to meet its original intent and justify the compliance burden and resources required to administer it”. Among 14 recommendations for reform, the committee called for the legislation to be updated to allow the secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department to register individuals who should be listed under the scheme but have not done so themselves.
Governments traditionally adopt the recommendations of the committee given its expertise on security matters and culture of bipartisanship.
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