Public hearing - Melbourne, Wednesday 19 December 2012

Start 9.00 am

Venue Legislative Council Committee Room
Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne

9.00 am Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
Professor Sarah Joseph, Director
Ms Tania Penovic, Deputy Director
Professor Susan Kneebone, Emeritus Associate
9.45 am Human Rights Law Centre
Mr Philip Lynch, Executive Director
Mr Daniel Webb, Senior Lawyer
10.30 am Morning tea
10.45 am Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Mr Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM, Chief Executive Officer
11.30 am Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre
Mr David Manne, Executive Director and Principal Solicitor
Ms Adrienne Anderson, Policy Officer and Solicitor
12.15 pm Australian Human Rights Commission
Professor Gillian Triggs, President
1.00 pm Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Ms Vicki Parker, First Assistant Secretary, Expert Panel Implementation
Ms Kate Pope PSM, First Assistant Secretary, Community Programs and Children
Mr Ken Douglas, First Assistant Secretary, Detention Infrastructure and Services
Ms Katie Constantinou, Assistant Secretary, Community Support and Children
2.00 pm Adjournment

Detailed information on the scope of the committee's examination of the package of legislation.