B. Witnesses appearing at public and private hearings

Friday, 25 September 2020
Committee Room 2R1
Parliament House
Canberra
Law Council of Australia
Ms Pauline Wright, President
Dr David Neal SC, Co-Chair, National Criminal Law Committee
Dr Natasha Molt, Director of Policy, Policy Division
Australian Human Rights Commission
Mr Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner
Mr Graeme Edgerton, Deputy General Counsel
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Richard Feakes, Deputy Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
Ms Alexandra Fong, Director, Counter-Terrorism Legal Policy
Attorney-General's Department
Mr Andrew Walter, First Assistant Secretary, Integrity and Security
Ms Ayesha Nawaz, Assistant Secretary, Security Law and Policy
Mr Tom Sharp, Director, Counter-Terrorism Legislation Section
Australian Federal Police
Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney, Investigations
Assistant Commissioner Scott Lee, Counter-Terrorism & Special Investigations
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Committee Room 2R1
Parliament House
Canberra
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Chris Teal, Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
Dr Richard Johnson, First Assistant Secretary Social Cohesion
Dr Elaine Pressman (Via Teleconference), Private capacity

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About this inquiry

Under section 29(1)(bb)(i)(ii) and (iii) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, it is a function of the PJCIS to review, by 7 January 2021, the operation, effectiveness and implications of:
• Division 3A of Part IAA of the Crimes Act 1914 (which provides for police powers in relation to terrorism) and any other provision of the Crimes Act 1914 as it relates to that Division; and,
• Divisions 104 and 105 of the Criminal Code (which provide for control orders and preventative detention orders in relation to terrorism) and any other provision of the Criminal Code Act 1995 as it relates to those Divisions.

The Committee is also conducting a review into the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 105A of the Criminal Code (which provides for continuing detention orders) and any other provision of that Code as far as it relates to that Division.

The PJCIS has commenced these reviews as one inquiry.



Past Public Hearings

01 Dec 2020: Canberra
25 Sep 2020: Canberra