Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Much of this section is based on the Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[2]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senate Hansard, 25 June 2009, p. 4260.

[3]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence, Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation, December 2006, p. vii.

[4]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence, Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation, December 2006, p. 21.

[5]        Security Legislation Review Committee, Report of the Security Legislation Review Committee, June 2006, p. 6.

[6]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence, Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation, December 2006, p. 22.

[7]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence, Inquiry into the proscription of 'terrorist organisations' under the Australian Criminal Code, September 2007, p. 52.

[8]        The Hon John Clarke, Report of the Inquiry into the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, Volume One, November 2008, pp 255–56.

[9]        Senate Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2], October 2008, p. ix.

[10]      The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General for Australia, 'Comprehensive Response To National Security Legislation Reviews', Press Release, 23 December 2008.

[11]      The Hon Mr Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 12 August 2009, pp 73–74.

[12]      The Hon Mr Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 12 August 2009, p. 73.

[13]      The Hon Mr Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 12 August 2009, p. 73.

Chapter 2 - Key Issues

[1]        Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 1, p. 2.

[2]        Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria), Submission 9, p. 1.

[3]        International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, p. 2.

[4]        New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 12, pp 1–2.

[5]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senate Hansard, 25 June 2009, p. 4260.

[6]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[7]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 4.

[8]        Gilbert Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 1, p. 7.

[9]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 20.

[10]      Dr Patrick Emerton, Associate, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 2–3.

[11]      The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General for Australia, 'Comprehensive Response To National Security Legislation Reviews', Press Release, 23 December 2008, emphasis added.

[12]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senate Hansard, 25 June 2009, p. 4260.

[13]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 26.

[14]      That is, appointment by the Governor-General following consultation between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. See below for office location details.

[15]      Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 15, p. 8.

[16]      Ms Nicola McGarrity, Director, Terrorism and Law Project, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 13.

[17]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 25.

[18]      Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2009–10, May 2009, p. 372.

[19]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 20.

[20]      Ms Rosemary Budavari, Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights Unit, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 15.

[21]      Ms Rosemary Budavari, Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights Unit, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 15.

[22]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 26.

[23]      International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, pp 4–5.

[24]      Public Interest Law Clearing House/Human Rights Law Research Centre, Submission 6, p. 11.

[25]      Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network, Submission 14, p. 4.

[26]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 15.

[27]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 24.

[28]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 24.

[29]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[30]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senate Hansard, 25 June 2009, p. 4260.

[31]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 18.

[32]      Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 1, p. 5.

[33]      Public Interest Law Clearing House/Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission 6, pp 11–12; Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 8, p. 1; Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria), Submission 9, p. 2.

[34]      Mr Jonathan Hunyor, Director, Legal Section, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 9.

[35]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 24.

[36]      Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986, s. 8.

[37]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 17.

[38]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 17.

[39]      Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 1, pp 10–11; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 15, p. 8.

[40]      International Commission of Jurists Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[41]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[42]      Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network, Submission 14, p. 4.

[43]      Mr Garry Fleming Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 26.

[44]      Mr Garry Fleming Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 26.

[45]      It is acknowledged that recommendations for review from any side of politics could be adopted by the Monitor provided the self-referral power is clarified. However, this rather indirect mechanism would mean that one side of politics is reliant on the Monitor to initiate these reviews.

[46]      For example the Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation, December 2006 and the Inquiry into the Terrorist Organisation Listing Provisions of the Criminal Code Act 1995, September 2007, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/pjcis/index.htm (accessed 31 August 2009).

[47]      Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2], Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, October 2008, www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/terrorism/report/report.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[48]      The Government has allocated $1.4 million to establish the Monitor, with operational costs met from within the existing resourcing of the Attorney-General's portfolio with the funding being transferred from that portfolio to Prime Minister and Cabinet, Portfolio budget statements 2009–10, budget related paper no.1.15A: Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, p.25. By comparison the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre estimates total government expenditure on national security of $8.0 billion over the period 2002–03 to 2011–12, 2008–09 Federal Budget Briefing on Homeland Security Expenditure, May 2008, p. 4, www.homelandsecurity.org.au/files/2008-09_Federal_Budget_Briefing_on_Homeland_Security_Expenditure.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[49]      Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, Submission 1, p. 7. The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No 2] was subsequently amended by the Senate to include a list of legislation, following the report of the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

[50]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 11.

[51]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 3.

[52]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 3.

[53]      Public Interest Law Clearing House/Human Rights Law Research Centre, Submission 6, pp 9–10.

[54]      Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), Submission 15, p. 6.

[55]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, para. 6(1)(a).

[56]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, subpara. 6(1)(b)(i).

[57]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, subpara. 6(1)(b)(ii).

[58]      Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 15, p. 6.

[59]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 16.

[60]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 12.

[61]      Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network, Submission 14, p. 5.

[62]      Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 2, pp 3–4; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 15, p. 7.

[63]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 25.

[64]      Associate Professor Andrew Lynch, Centre Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 14

[65]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[66]      Mr Geoffrey McDonald, First Assistant Secretary, National Security Law and Policy Division, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 23.

[67]      New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 12, p. 3.

[68]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 8.

[69]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[70]      New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 12, p. 3.

[71]      Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Submission 10, p. 6.

[72]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 8.

[73]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 8.

[74]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[75]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, subclause 6(3).

[76]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 4.

[77]      Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria), Submission 9, p. 2.

[78]      Public Interest Law Clearing House/Human Rights Law Research Centre, Submission 6, p. 14.

[79]      Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 2, p. 3.

[80]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 12.

[81]      Public Interest Law Clearing House/Human Rights Law Research Centre, Submission 6, p. 11.

[82]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[83]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, subclause 3(c).

[84]      Mr Garry Fleming, Assistant Secretary, Border Protection and Law Enforcement Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 26.

[85]      International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, p. 4.

[86]      Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Submission 10, p. 5.

[87]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[88]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, paragraph 3(c), emphasis added.

[89]      Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Submission 10, p. 5.

[90]      New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 12, p. 3.

[91]      Report of the Security Legislation Review Committee, June 2006, p. 3, www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(03995EABC73F94816C2AF4AA2645824B)~SLRC+Report-+Version+for+15+June+2006[1].pdf/$file/SLRC+Report-+Version+for+15+June+2006[1].pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[92]      Report of the Inquiry into the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, November 2008, p. 256, www.haneefcaseinquiry.gov.au/www/inquiry/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(3A6790B96C927794AF1031D9395C5C20)~Volume+1+FINAL.pdf/$file/Volume+1+FINAL.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009)

[93]      National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, paragraph 8(1)(fb).

[94]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 25.

[95]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 10.

[96]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 6.

[97]      International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, p. 3.

[98]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 10.

[99]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 7, p. 10.

[100]    Dr Patrick Emerton, Associate, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 3.

[101]    Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 26.

[102]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 6.

[103]    Alert Digest No. 9 of 2009, Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, August 2009, pp 74–75.

[104]    Alert Digest No. 9 of 2009, Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, August 2009, p. 75.

[105]    Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 1, p. 11.

[106]    Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 24.

[107]    Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 25.

[108]    International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, p. 4.

[109]    International Commission of Jurists (Australia), Submission 5, p. 4.

[110]    Mr Geoffrey McDonald, First Assistant Secretary, National Security Law and Policy Division, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 22.

[111]    Mr Jonathon Hunyor, Director, Legal Section, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 August 2009, p. 10.