Information for the referral of the Bill and information relating to
the reference
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On 25 June 2009 the Senate, on the recommendation of the Selection of
Bills Committee, referred the National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 to the Finance and Public
Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 September
2009.
Reasons provided for referral of the Bill/principal issues for
consideration:
The Bill will apparently provide
the government's response to the repeated call of the Senate for an
independent reviewer of terrorism laws. The Committee will need to assess
the extent to which the recommendations of the Legal and Constitutional
Inquiry into the Troeth/Trood Bill of last year were taken on board, and
the scope of the Reviewer's mandate.
The Bill and second reading speech may be accessed via the link:
Legislation and documentation relating to the Bill
The Committee invites you to provide a written submission addressing
issues that may be of relevance. Closing date for submissions is 27 July
2009. The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically as an
attached document – email:
fpa.sen@aph.gov.au – otherwise
by fax (02 6277 5809).
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public only after a
decision by the Committee. Publication of submissions includes loading them
onto the internet and their being available to other interested parties
including the media. Persons making submissions must not release them
without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by
parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not
protected. Information relating to Senate Committee inquiries, including
notes to assist in the preparation of submissions for a Committee, can be
located on the Internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm.
Should you require further information please contact the Committee
Secretariat on (02) 6277 3439.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia