Committee to hear from government, communications, and civil society on international productions orders

Issue date: Monday, 11 May 2020

House of Representatives media release header

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) will hold three public hearings this week for its Review into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020.

Public hearings

12 May 2020
3.30pm – 5.30pm
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra

13 May 2020
9.30am – 12.30pm
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra

14 May 2020
9.30am – 12.30pm
Committee Room 1R1, Parliament House, Canberra

Programs for the hearings can be found here.

Teleconference facilities will be used to connect witnesses to Committee Members.

Audio of the hearings will be streamed at aph.gov.au/live.

The Chair, Mr Andrew Hastie MP, said ‘The Committee has received a number of submissions from government, communications, and civil society on the international production orders bill. These hearings will allow for the Committee to engage with a wide range of stakeholders on topics relevant to consideration of the bill.’

Further information on the inquiry can be obtained from the Committee’s website.

Media inquiries:

Chair, Mr Andrew Hastie MP (Canning, WA) on 08 9534 8044 (Electorate office) or (02) 6277 4223 (Parliament House)

For background information: 

Committee Secretariat, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, (02) 6277 2360 or pjcis@aph.gov.au.

For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.

House of Representatives media release header


Top

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people.