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Members of the Committee	(PDF 9KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 6KB)
Chapter 1 - Introductions	(PDF 11KB)
Summary of key amendments Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgement Note on references
Chapter 2 - Summary of Provisions	(PDF 14KB)
Definitions Application Formalities concerning the taking of evidence Methods of recording testimony Adducing foreign evidence Discretion to limit use of material
Chapter 3 - Key Issues	(PDF 60KB)
Displacement of established legal principles Introduction of a new presumption Retrospective operation of certain provisions Consultation and review Committee view
Dissenting Comments by Liberal Senators	(PDF 17KB)
Established legal principles and laws of evidence Judicial discretions Reversal of onus and prima facie admissibility Prima facie admissibility Retrospective provisions Conclusion
Dissenting Comments by the Australian Greens	(PDF 8KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions received	(PDF 6KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 5KB)

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