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Schedule of public hearings, programs and transcripts

The schedule of public hearings, programs and (proof and final) transcripts of evidence for this inquiry are below in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you have difficulty accessing the information, please contact the Committee Secretariat. For more information on public hearings, please refer to our brochure on appearing as a witness.

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There is currently a total of 4 public hearings in the following list.

  • Melbourne: Tuesday 7 June 2005, 8.30am to 4.00pm

    • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street
     Witnesses: Law Institute of Victoria; Mr Joo-Cheong Tham; Mr Patrick Emerton; Victoria Legal Aid; Federation of Community Legal Centres; Islamic Council of Victoria; Amnesty International
    Transcript: Tuesday 7 June 2005 (PDF 406KB)

  • Sydney: Monday 6 June 2005, 9.30am to 3.30pm

    • Level 8 - Conference Room A, Commonwealth Offices, 70 Phillip Street
     Witnesses: Media, Entaintainment and Arts Alliance; John Fairfax Holding Ltd; Australian Press Council; Law Council of Australia; National Association of Community Legal Services; Islamic Council of New South Wales; Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network; Public Interest Advocacy Centre
    Transcript: Monday 6 June 2005 (PDF 378KB)

  • Canberra: Friday 20 May 2005, 9.00am to 1.30pm

    • Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
     Witnesses: Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; Professor George Williams; Dr. Greg Carne
    Transcript: Friday 20 May 2005 (PDF 275KB)

  • Canberra: Thursday 19 May 2005, 9.00am to 12.30pm

    • Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
     Witnesses: ASIO; Attorney-General's Department; Australian Federal Police; Commonwealth Ombudsman
    Transcript: Thursday 19 May 2005 (PDF 225KB)