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