Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 25 May 2012

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 25 May 2012

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

9.30am - 12.30pm

Marriage Visa Classes

9.30am - 10.00am

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (Submission 4)
Ms Kaye Quek, Executive Committee Member and Researcher

10.00am - 10.30am

Australian Institute of Criminology (Submission 5)
Dr Adam Tomison, Director and Chief Executive
Ms Laura Beacroft, Research Manager

10.30am - 11.10am

NSW Legal Aid (Submission 7) (via teleconference)
Mr Bill Gerogiannis, Senior Solicitor, Civil Law Division
Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (Submission 9) (via teleconference)
Ms Andrea Christie-David, Principal Solicitor
Ms Louisa McKimm, Solicitor

11.10am - 11.15am

Break

11.15am - 12.30pm

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Submission 2)
Dr Wendy Southern PSM, Deputy Secretary
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division
Mr Todd Frew, First Assistant Secretary, Visa and Offshore Services Division
Mr Stephen Allen, First Assistant Secretary, Border, Refugee and Onshore Services Division
Mr Robert Day, Acting Assistant Secretary, Family Section, Family and Health Policy Branch
Attorney-General's Department (No submission)
Ms Sarah Chidgey, Assistant Secretary, Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch
Ms Brooke Hartigan, Director, Criminal Law Policy Section
Ms Rachel Field, Senior Legal Officer, Criminal Law Policy Section

Chair: Senator Penny Wright; Deputy Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Secretary: Julie Dennett

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