Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD
Review of Division 3 Part III of the ASIO Act 1979 - Questioning and Detention Powers
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On 30 November 2005, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD tabled its report on the inquiry into the Review of Division 3 of Part III of the
ASIO Act 1979 entitled
ASIO's Questioning and Detention Powers - Review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 3 of Part III in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 6 chapters and 6 appendices.
ASIO's Questioning and Detention Powers - Review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 3 of Part III in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
Preliminary pages (PDF 123KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 323KB)
Operation of the legislation
Chapter 2 (PDF 185KB)
Questioning and detention regime
Chapter 3 (PDF 205KB)
Legal representation and access to complaint mechanisms
Chapter 4 (PDF 124KB)
Implications for the Muslim Community
Chapter 5 (PDF 165KB)
Implications for democratic and liberal processes
Chapter 6 (PDF 160KB)
Continuation of the legislation
Appendix A (PDF 36KB)
List of Submissions
Appendix B (PDF 71KB)
List of Witnesses appearing at Private and Public Hearings
Appendix C (PDF 104KB)
History of the legislation
Appendix D (PDF 245KB)
Division 3 Part III of the ASIO Act 1979
Appendix E (PDF 61KB)
The Protocol
Appendix F (PDF 112KB)
Statement given to witnesses concerning the giving of evidence to the Review of Division 3 part III of the ASIO Act 1979