Public Hearings - Canberra, Thursday 31 January 2013

Public Hearings - Canberra, Thursday 31 January 2013

Time: 9.00am - 2.00pm

Venue: Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012

9.00am - 9.45am

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Submission 28)
Mr Richard Towle, Regional Representative
Ms Ellen Hansen, Senior Protection Officer

9.45am - 10.30am

Law Council of Australia (Submission 13) via teleconference
Ms Rosemary Budavari, Co-Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights
Ms Sarah Moulds, Senior Policy Officer, Criminal Law and Human Rights
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Submission 17)
Ms Tania Penovic, Deputy Director

10.30am - 10.45am

Morning tea break

10.45am - 11.30am

Refugee Council of Australia (Submission 26) via teleconference
Mr Paul Power, Chief Executive Officer
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre (Submission 24)
via teleconference

Mr David Manne, Executive Director

11.30am - 12.15pm

Professor Jane McAdam (Submission 11) via teleconference
Associate Professor Alexander Reilly (Joint Submission 2)
Professor Penelope Mathew (Submission 6)

12.15pm - 1.15pm

Lunch break

1.15pm - 2.00pm

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Submission 27)
Dr Wendy Southern PSM, Deputy Secretary, Policy and Program Management Group
Ms Kate Pope PSM, First Assistant Secretary, Community Programs and Children Division
Ms Alison Larkins, First Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and International Policy Division
Ms Katie Constantinou, Assistant Secretary, Community Support and Children Branch
Ms Vicki Parker, Chief Lawyer, Governance and Legal Division

2.00pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au