Senator DUNIAM (Tasmania—Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries and Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism) (20:02): I table a response to a question taken on notice during the consideration of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendments (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019 on 1 August 2019 and seek leave to have the document incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The document read as follows— Dear Mr President I refer to the following question asked by Senator Rex Patrick on 1 August 2019, during the Senate debate on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019: "Minister—and you may wish to take this on notice—if you can provide the dates on which the department met with the organisations that you suggested, or that you said that they met with, and provide the date upon which the drafting instructions were tendered to the drafters, that would be appreciated." Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 74, as the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs in the Senate, please find enclosed the response provided by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Peter Dutton MP. Yours sincerely Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Encl. Minister for Home Affairs response to Question on Notice Department of Home Affairs Question: On 1 August 2019, Senator Rex Patrick asked: Can you can provide the dates on which the Department met with the organisations that you suggested, or that you said that they met with, and provide the date upon which the drafting instructions were tendered to the drafters? Answer: Since 1 July 2018, the Department has met with the following organisations on the following dates: 11 July 2018 - Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 23 August 2018 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 30 August 2018 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 10 December 2018 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 31 January 2019 - Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 28 March 2019 - Interdepartmental meeting with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, the Attorney-General's Department, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Office of National Intelligence, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 20 May 2019 - Office of International Law 30 May 2019 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 20 June 2019 - Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 25 June 2019 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police 3 July 2019 - Attorney-General's Department 9 July 2019 - Australian Government Solicitor 18 July 2019 - Office of Parliamentary Counsel 22 July 2019 - Australian Government Solicitor and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 16 August 2019 — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 19 August 2019 — Australian Federal Police The Department issued drafting instructions on 22 March 2019 and 9 July 2019.