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Inquiry into the Australian Protective Service Amendment Bill 2003

On 26 June 2003, the Senate referred the provisions of the Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 August 2003.

The Bill proposes extra powers for Australian Protective Service officers:

  • to request a person's name, address, identification and reason for being in or near a place the officers are protecting:
  • to stop, detain and search a person in or near such a place; and
  • to seize things that are likely to cause death or serious harm.

Further Information

Hearings

Canberra 23 July 2003 (Word 26KB)

Hansard Proof 23 July 2003 (PDF 273KB)

Submissions

Lodging Submissions

The closing date for lodgement of submissions with the Committee is Thursday 17 July 2003. 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.

Report - Tabled 18 August 2003

For further information

    The Secretariat
    Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee
    Room S1.61, Parliament House
    Canberra ACT 2600
    AUSTRALIA

    Telephone: (02) 6277 3560
    Fax: (02) 6277 5794

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