Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[3]        Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, p. 1; Michael O'Connell, Submission 14, p. 2.

[4]        State Coroner of New South Wales, Inquest into the deaths arising from the Lindt Café Siege: findings and recommendations, May 2017, Recommendations 26, 35; Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 7.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 2–3.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[7]        Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 4.

[8]        The Hon. Christian Porter, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 10

[9]        Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, pp. 5–6.

[10]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 6.

[11]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 7.

[12]      For more detail, see Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, pp. 8–9.

[13]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 6.

[14]      The Hon. Christian Porter, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 11.

[15]      The Hon. Christian Porter, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 11. For more detail, see Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, pp. 6–7.

[16]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 9.

[17]      The Hon. Christian Porter, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 12.

[18]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 14.

[19]      The Hon. Christian Porter, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 12.

[20]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 14.

[21]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3

Chapter 2 - Issues raised in evidence

[1]        See, for example, Northern Territory Police, Submission 9; Mr Michael O'Connell, Submission 14; Professor Rob McLaughlin, Submission 1; and Centre for Military and Security Law; Submission 2.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6; Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, p. 4.

[3]        Mr Michael O'Connell, Submission 14, p. 2.

[4]        Centre for Military and Security Law, Submission 2, pp. 1–2.

[5]        Centre for Military and Security Law, Submission 2, p. 3.

[6]        Centre for Military and Security Law, Submission 2, p. 2.

[7]        The Hon. Christian Porter MP, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, p. 28 June 2018, p. 12; Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, pp. 5–6.

[8]        For example, the Centre for Military and Security Law, Submission 2, pp. 1–2; Mr Michael O'Connell AM APM, Submission 14, p. 2. Also referred to by the Hon. Christian Porter MP, Attorney-General, 'Second Reading Speech', House of Representatives Hansard, 28 June 2018, p. 12; Attorney-General's Department, Submission 8, pp. 5–6.

[9]        See, for example, Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p.1, Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, pp. 12–13; Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, pp. 5–6 and 14; Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10, pp. 4 and 9; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5; Mr Ian Brooke, Submission 6; Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13.

[10]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7; Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10; Law Council of Australia, Submission 11; Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16.

[11]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, pp. 2–16.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 8 and 27. See also, proposed subsection 51N(3)(a)(i).

[13]      See sections 33 and 35 of the bill.

[14]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 7.

[15]      Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 2.

[16]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, pp. 1 and 3. See also Senate Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2018, pp. 3–4; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, p. 2.

[17]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 3.

[18]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, p. 8.

[19]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[20]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 8.

[21]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 8.

[22]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, pp. 3 and 5.

[23]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 8; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, pp. 3 and 5; Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 8.

[24]      Associate Professor Carne argued that the proposed subsection 51ZB, as currently drafted, lacks 'specificity, demonstrable independence from the Minister and balance'. See Submission 16, p. 8.

[25]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 11; Name withheld, Submission 12, p. [2]; Centre for Military and Security Law; Submission 2, pp. 2–3.

[26]      Proposed section 46 further places restraints on the authorising minister and the ADF members. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, p. 9; Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 9–10.

[27]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, p. 11.

[28]      Definition contained in proposed section 31. Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10, pp. 6–7; Name withheld, Submission 12, p. [2]; Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 12.

[29]      Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 2.

[30]      Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 2.

[31]      Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10, pp. 6-7.

[32]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[33]      See, for example, Law Council of Australia, Submission 11. p. 9; Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, pp. 5–6; Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[34]      Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10, p. 7.

[35]      Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 10, p. 8.

[36]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 12; Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, pp. 5–6, Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, pp. 10–11, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, pp. 3–4.

[37]      Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 6.

[38]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 6.

[39]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 2; Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16,    pp. 4–5; Mr Ian Brooke, Submission 6, p. 1; Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, pp. 5–6.

[40]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report: Report 8 of 2018, p. 12.

[41]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 3.

[42]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 3. CLA highlighted some past experiences when troops have been used by Australian governments to quell protests and industrial action, Submission 7, pp. 4–6.

[43]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 51.

[44]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 51. See also Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 2.

[45]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 2.

[46]      Associate Professor Greg Carne, Submission 16, p. 4.

[47]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 2.

[48]      Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 2

[49]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 79.

[50]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, p. 3;

[51]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 8, p. 10.

[52]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, pp. 6–7.

[53]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 8.

[54]      Professor Rob McLaughlin, Submission 1, pp. 4–5.

[55]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 8.

[56]      Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[57]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 10.

[58]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 10.

[59]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 10.

[60]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, Mr Joshua Badge, Submission 13, p. 3; Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 7.

Australian Greens dissenting report

[1]        Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, p. 2.

[2]        Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 4.

[3]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 8.

[4]        Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 5, p. 2