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Inquiry into the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 26 May 2006

Main Committee Room
Parliament House
CANBERRA
9.00 am – 3.45 pm

9.00 am – 10.00 am

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Submission 75)

  • Mr Neill Wright, Regional Representative
  • Mr Henry Domzalski, Senior Regional Protection Officer

 

10.00 am – 10.45 am

Liberty Victoria (Submission 31)

  • Mr Brian Walters SC, President

 

10.45 am – 11.30 am

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Submission 112)

  • Mr Jonathan Hunyor, Legal Officer
  • Ms Frances Simmons, Associate to President von Doussa
  • Mr Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner and Commissioner Responsible for Disability Discrimination

 

11.30 am – 12.15 pm

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Submission 80)

  • Ms Tania Penovic
  • Ms Azadeh Dastyari

Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre (Submission 91)

  • Mr David Manne, Coordinator and Principal Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent

 

12.15 pm – 12.45 pm

Lunch

 

12.45 pm – 1.15 pm

 

 

Law Institute of Victoria (Submission 90)

By Teleconference

  • Mr Erskine Rodan, Council Member
  • Mr Paul Fisher, Victoria Legal Aid, Civil Law Service
  • Ms Joanne Kummrow, Acting Manager, Advocacy and Practice

 

1.15 pm – 2.00 pm

Dr Penelope Mathew, Faculty of Law, Australian National University (Submission 96)

 

2.00 pm – 2.45 pm

Refugee Council of Australia (Submission 9)

  • Mr John Gibson, President

 

Victorian Bar/Public Interest Law Clearing House ( Vic ) (Submission 109)

  • The Hon Ron Merkel QC

 

2.45 pm – 3.45 pm

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Submission 118)

  • Mr Bob Correll, Deputy Secretary
  • Mr Peter Hughes, First Assistant Secretary, Refugee Humanitarian and International Division
  • Mr Robert Illingworth, Assistant Secretary Onshore Protection Branch, Refugee Humanitarian and International Division
  • Ms Robyn Bicket, Chief Lawyer, Legal Division
  • Ms Vicki Parker, A/g Assistant Secretary, Legal Framework Branch, Legal Division
  • Mr Dean Hulmes, A/g Director, Offshore Processing Caseload & Policy
  • Mr Robert Hoitink, Assistant Secretary, Border Intelligence and Unauthorised Arrivals Branch, Border Security Divisio n

 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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

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