Review of police stop, search and seizure powers, the control order regime and the preventative detention order regime

February 2018

© Commonwealth of Australia 2018
ISBN: 978-1-74366-764-4

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Membership of the Committee

Terms of Reference

List of abbreviations

List of Recommendations

1. Introduction

  Conduct of the inquiry
  Report structure
  Legislative history
  Use of powers
  The current security environment

2. Stop, search and seizure

  Overview of the provisions
  Review history
  Use of the provisions
  Necessity of the provisions
  Potential amendments

3. Control orders

  Overview of the provisions
  Review history
  Use of the provisions
  Necessity of the provisions
  Potential revisions and safeguards
  Interoperability between control orders and continuing detention orders
  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor review

4. Preventative detention orders

  Overview of the provisions
  Review history
  Use of the provisions
  Developments in other legislation
  Necessity of the provisions
  Committee comment

A. List of submissions

B. Witnesses appearing at public and private hearings

C. Comparison table of control and detention powers

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 2360
pjcis@aph.gov.au