division_name: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill &#8212; Clause 1 - Duties of registered higher education providers
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment removes the express limitation that academic freedom covers only matters within an academic&#8217;s field of expertise.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;(c) to conduct research,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(d) to engage in intellectual inquiry and contribute to public debate,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(e) to criticise any institution,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(f) to be affiliated to any institution, and</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(g) to be a member of a trade union body,&#8221;&#8212;(Matt Western.)</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b108.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment would widen the definition of academic freedom.</p>