B. Witnesses appearing at a public hearing

Thursday, 10 June 2021

Parliament House, Canberra

Dr Matthew Levitt, private capacity

Zionist Federation of Australia

Dr Bren Carlill, Director of Public Affairs

Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council

Dr Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director
Ms Naomi Levin, Senior Policy Analyst

Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Mr Peter Wertheim, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Mr Mike Burgess, Director-General of Security

Department of Home Affairs

Mr Richard Feakes, Acting Deputy Secretary, Social Cohesion and Citizenship
Mr Ed Brereton, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Counter-Terrorism Coordination Centre
Mr David Chick, Assistant Secretary, Counter-Terrorism Strategic Policy Branch

Australian Government Solicitor

Mr Damian Page, Deputy Chief General Counsel

Australian Federal Police

Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney, Investigations
Assistant Commissioner Scott Lee, Counter-terrorism and Special Investigations

Department of Defence

Mr Hugh Jeffrey, First Assistant Secretary, International Policy
AVM Robert Chipman, Head Military Strategic Commitments

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr Roger Noble, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism

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About this inquiry

On 11 May 2021 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security commenced a review of the relisting of Hizballah's External Security Organisation as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Section 102.1 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 provides that the Committee may review a regulation which lists an organisation as a terrorist organisation and report its comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament before the end of the applicable disallowance period for the House. The disallowance period is 15 sitting days from the day the regulation is tabled.



Past Public Hearings

10 Jun 2021: Canberra