Inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

Inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

On 11 February 2004, the Senate referred the provisions of the above Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 March 2004. The purpose of the Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 is to:

Of particular interest is the impact of the Bill on the operational capacity of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Protective Service.


Terms of Reference

General Notes to Assist in the Preparation of Submissions

Lodging Submissions

Submissions are called for by 27 February 2004. Submissions become Committee documents and are only made public after a decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of submissions is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance can be obtained by phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.


The Committee encourages the lodgement of submissions in electronic form to legcon.sen@aph.gov.au. Please ensure that a postal address and phone number is enclosed with all email submissions.

Submissions may also be faxed to (02) 6277 5794.

Submissions received

Public Hearings

Public Hearings to be held on:

Monday 8 March 2004 Canberra Program (Word 28KB) Transcript (PDF 294KB)

Report - Tabled 23 March 2004

For further information