National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020
; and National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
The submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Committee) was prepared by the Law Council of Australia.
The Committee is inquiring into the provisions of:
- the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 (Bill), which proposes to establish the position of the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Commissioner) as a statutory officer within the Attorney-General’s portfolio; and
- the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 (Consequential Amendments Bill), which proposes to amend information disclosure provisions in other legislation, with the objective of facilitating the performance by the Commissioner of their functions.
The Law Council is supportive of the broad objects in the Bill (clause 3) and the proposed functions of the Commissioner (clauses 11 and 26). However, with the view to improving the Bill, the Law Council has identified the following key issues as set out in the submission below. The Law Council considers that these issues should be addressed prior to consideration of enactment.
You can read the full submission below.
Last Updated on 04/12/2020