PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING INTO
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPLICATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
Chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority,
Mr Peter Nugent MP, announced today details of a public hearing into the
law enforcement implications of new technology.
Mr Nugent said:
As we approach the 21st century, our
community's efforts to tackle the challenge of crime will be significantly
assisted by developments in technology. The development of DNA-matching
technology, for example, has made a massive contribution to law enforcement.
Some of the emerging technologies (such as the Internet) also represent,
however, substantial opportunities for those major organised crime
groups which are the NCA's prime targets.
Next week's public hearing with a senior representative of the
National Crime Authority will be the first of a program of hearings
that the Committee proposes to undertake during the remainder of this
year and in early 2001. This first hearing will provide the Committee
with an appreciation of the major issues raised by its terms of reference
as the basis for detailed examination at later hearings. It will also
be an opportunity for the Committee to examine the extent to which,
in the NCA's opinion, law enforcement is being unnecessarily constrained
in its use of new technology.
Details of the public hearing are given overleaf.
The NCA's submission has been published by the Committee. Copies can
be obtained from the secretariat or at www.aph.gov.au/nca.
3 November 2000
…………………………………
For further information contact:
Mr Peter Nugent MP, Committee Chairman, (02) 62772088 or (03) 98873890
Mr Michael McLean. Committee Secretary, 62773565
PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON
THE NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY
INQUIRY INTO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPLICATIONS
OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC HEARING:
MONDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2000
IN COMMITTEE ROOM 1S3
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
10.00 National Crime Authority
Represented by: Mr Marshall Irwin, Member
12.00 Adjournment
Top
|