Appendix 2

Public hearings

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Main Committee Room
Parliament House
Canberra

Visa Cancellations Working Group

Ms Jennifer Keene-McCann, Group Member
Ms Caitlin Caldwell, Group Member

NSW Council for Civil Liberties

Dr Martin Bibby, Convener – Asylum Seeker Action Group
Ms Angela Catallo, Committee Member

Australian Human Rights Commission

Mr Edward Santow, Australian Human Rights Commissioner
Mr Graeme Edgerton, Deputy General Counsel

Refugee Council of Australia

Mr Asher Hirsch, Senior Policy Officer

Refugee Legal

Mr David Manne, Executive Director
Mr Virajith Hewaarachchi, Senior Solicitor

Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

Dr Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Dr Carolyn Graydon, Principal Solicitor
Ms Rachel Saravanamuthu, Senior Solicitor

Legal Aid NSW

Mr Bill Gerogiannis, Senior Solicitor – Government Law
Ms Harriet Ketley, Senior Legal Project Officer – Criminal Law

Victoria Legal Aid

Ms Sarah Fisher, Manager – Migration
Ms Chelsea Clark, Manager – Migration, Civil Justice, Access & Equality

Department of Home Affairs

Mr Andrew Rice, Acting First Assistant Secretary – Immigration Integrity, Assurance and Policy
Mr Angus Kirkwood, First Assistant Secretary – Citizenship
Mr Ian Deane, Special Counsel
Ms Heimura Ringi, Assistant Secretary – Legislation

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About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide a framework to protect confidential information against unauthorised disclosure where that information has been provided by a law enforcement or intelligence agency to an authorised Commonwealth officer for consideration in a character test-based visa decision. The bill would also amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to create a framework for the disclosure of confidential information provided by gazetted law enforcement and intelligence agencies for consideration in character related citizenship decisions. 



Past Public Hearings

02 Mar 2021: Canberra