High Risk Terrorist Offenders bill under scrutiny

Issue date: Thursday, 12 November 2020

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The Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow as part of its review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020.

The Committee will hear from the Law Council of Australia, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the Australian Federal Police, the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Home Affairs.

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

Public Hearing Details

Date: Friday, 13 November 2020
Time: 10.30 am – 3:30 pm (AESDT)
Location: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra

A program for the hearing can be found here.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 requirements, teleconference and video conference facilities will be used to connect witnesses to Committee Members. The hearings will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

Media enquiries

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

For background information

Please contact the Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2360
pjcis@aph.gov.au

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