Public hearing - Melbourne, Friday 21 May 2010

National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010

Public hearing - Melbourne, Friday 21 May 2010

Level 11, Cliftons
440 Collins Street
Melbourne

9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Time Witness

9.00am – 9.45am

Law Council of Australia (Submission 22)
Mr Philip Bolton SC, Member, National Criminal Law Liaison Committee
Ms Rosemary Budavari, Co-Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights Division

9.45am – 10.30am

Australian Human Rights Commission (Submission 18)
The Hon Catherine Branson QC, President
Ms Bronwyn Byrnes, Lawyer, Legal Section

10.30am – 10.45am

Morning tea break

10.45am – 11.15am

Assoc Prof Katharine Gelber, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales (Submission 5) (via teleconference)

11.15am – 11.45am

Gilbert & Tobin Centre for Public Law (Submission 10)
Professor George Williams, Foundation Director (via teleconference)
Ms Nicola McGarrity, Project Director, Terrorism and Law (via teleconference)
Mr Ed Santow, Director, Charter of Rights Project

11.45am – 12.15pm

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Submission 9)
Dr Patrick Emerton, Associate

12.15pm – 12.45pm 

Australian Federal Police Association (Submission 16)
Mr Jon Hunt-Sharman, President
Mr Ben Santamaria, Zone Coordinator Federal Investigations and Office Operations Support Zone

12.45pm – 1.45pm

Lunch break

1.45pm – 2.15pm

National Association for Community Legal Centres (Submission 13)
Ms Sarah Nicholson, Policy Officer, Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria

2.15pm – 3.30pm

Attorney‑General's Department (Submission 12)
Ms Annette Willing, Assistant Secretary, Security Law Branch, National Security Law and Policy Division
Ms Julia Galluccio, Principal Legal Officer, Security Law Branch, National Security Law and Policy Division
Ms Laura Munsia, Principal Legal Officer, Security Law Branch, National Security Law and Policy Division
Australian Crime Commission (Submission 21)
Ms Philippa de Veau, National Manager Legal Services
Australian Federal Police (No submission)
Mr Chris Goldsmid, Coordinator Legislation
Mr Scott Lee, Manager Counter Terrorism

3.30pm (approx)

Adjournment

Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Senator Guy Barnett; Secretary: Ms Julie Dennett

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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