Inquiry into Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test
Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009
Public hearing - Melbourne, Thursday 27 August 2009
Cliftons
Level 11
440 Collins Street
MELBOURNE
9.00am – 5.00pm
Inquiry into Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009 |
9.00am – 9.45am |
Law Council of Australia (Submission 2) via teleconference
Mr Malcolm Blue QC |
9.45am – 10.30am |
Federal Court of Australia (Submission 4)
Mr Warwick Soden, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Mr Philip Kellow |
10.30am – 10.45am |
Morning tea break |
10.45am – 11.45am |
Attorney-General's Department (No Submission) |
Inquiry into Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009 |
11.45am – 12.30pm |
Immigration Advice and Resource Centre (submission 9)
Ms Rowena Irish, Acting Director and Principal Solicitor
Refugee Advice and Casework Service (Submission 9)
Ms Zoe Anderson, Acting coordinator and Solicitor |
12.30pm – 1.30pm |
Lunch |
1.30pm – 2.15pm |
Clothier Anderson (Submission 8)
Ms Lauri Stewart, Solicitor |
2.15pm – 3.00pm |
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Submission 14)
Professor Susan Kneebone, Deputy Director |
3.00pm – 3.45pm |
Centre for International and Public Law, ANU (Submission 7)
Professor Kim Rubenstein, Director |
3.45pm – 4.00pm |
Afternoon tea break |
4.00pm – 5.00pm |
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Submission 11)
Mr Jamie Fox, First Assistant Secretary, Citizenship, Settlement and Multicultural Affairs Division
Ms Renelle Forster, Assistant Secretary, Citizenship Branch
Mr Matt Moroney, Principal Legal Officer, Legal Framework Branch |
5.00pm (approx) |
Adjournment |
Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Guy Barnett; Secretary: Peter Hallahan
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia