To continue with a second subamendment, and I'd be prepared for it to be quickly voted on after explaining why. On page 8, amendment G-1, the second and third lines, where it says, “ceases or has ceased to be a member and who is convicted on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force”, I would propose deleting the words “on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force”. I propose this because this is new wording on top of what Mr. Williamson had, and it eliminates his planned retroactivity.
We had testimony that in this context it would not be a constitutional problem. We don't believe in this context it would be an unfairness problem from a policy perspective to allow somebody to have this apply to them, even if the conviction had occurred before the act occurred, just as the conduct...it already says the conduct can have occurred before, so it doesn't quite make sense to me why the conviction must occur after.
I would like to propose deleting that.