HouseDivision 1 · 12 Feb 2026

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea

Passed106 aye · 8 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted in favour of reading the bill for a second time.

What does this bill do?

According to the bill digest, which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library:

As part of the more substantive reforms, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 (ASIO Amendment Bill (No. 2)) amends the ASIO Act to make more comprehensive amendments to Division 3. These include:

removing the sunset provision, which is currently contained in section 34JF

The sunset provision has been extended five times since it was originally introduced in 2003.

expanding the scope of adult questioning warrants to include new grounds—including sabotage, and promotion of communal violence—on which individuals can be compulsorily questioned

amendments relating to ‘prescribed authorities’ (being persons who supervise the questioning process) including new disqualifying criteria and

new requirements for compulsory questioning in circumstances where a person has been charged, or where such a charge is imminent.

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Federation Chamber referral: This refers a bill to the Federation Chamber, the House's second debating venue, for its detail stages.

Related bills

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	68	0
Liberal–National Coalition	37	0
Independent	1	7
Australian Greens	0	1

Every vote

AYE (106)

NO (8)

Other divisions this sitting day

What the House divided on around this vote, in order.

12 Feb 2026Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Sunset clause and reviewHouse 10–67
12 Feb 2026Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Protections for minorsHouse 9–60