, currently before the Senate, seeks to enable greater cooperation, assistance and information sharing within Australia's law enforcement and national security agencies.

However according to the Greens communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, the bill's amendments were of major concern.

"[The bill] substantially broadens the scope of what ASIO and its agencies will be able to do, both in terms of their own motion, the kinds of information they will be able to share with other agencies, but also the fact they will able to be brought in other request of any other commonwealth agency to investigate, as far as I can tell, virtually anything at all," he said.

Ludlam also noted the , claiming the bill effectively turned ASIO's staff into a mercenary force.

"ASIO personnel, with their particular training, resources, practices and procedures should not be regarded as a mercenary force available on request, provided the Director-General consents and the Minister does not object," the Law Council's submission reads.