Public hearing - Sydney, Thursday, 17 November 2005

Public hearing - Sydney, Thursday, 17 November 2005

Commonwealth Offices
Conference Room A
Level 8, 70 Phillip Street, Sydney
9:00am –5:30pm

PROGRAM

9:00am – 9:45am

Australian Press Council (submission 143)
Professor Ken McKinnon, Chairman
Mr Jack Herman, Executive Secretary

Arts and Creative Industries of Australia (submission 153)
Mr Robert Connolly

9:45am – 10:30am

Australian Bankers Association (submission 26)
Mr Tony Burke, Director, Tax and Security Issues

Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (submission 64)
Mr Brad Pragnell, Principal Policy Advisor

10:30am – 11:30am

Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network (submission 157)
Dr Waleed Kadous, Co-convenor
Ms Agnes Chong, Co-convenor

Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (no submission)
Dr Ameer Ali, President

11:30am – 12:15pm

NSW Council for Civil Liberties (submission 161)
Mr Cameron Murphy, President
Mr David Bernie, Vice President
Ms Pauline Wright, Vice President

12:15pm – 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (submission 158)
Mr John von Doussa QC, President
Mr Craig Lenehan, Deputy Director, Legal Services

2:00pm – 3:15pm

Australian Federal Police (submission 195)
Federal Agent John Lawler, Deputy Commissioner
Federal Agent Andrew Colvin, Chief of Staff
Mr Peter Whowell, Manager, Legislation Program

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (no submission)
Mr Paul O'Sullivan, Director-General

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (submission 163)
Mr Ian Carnell, Inspector-General

Commonwealth Ombudsman (submission 163)
Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Mr Bret Walker SC (submission 194)

4.45pm – 5.30 pm

ACT Government (submission 156)
Mr Peter Garrison, Chief Solicitor, ACT Government Solicitor's Office
Dr Helen Watchirs, ACT Human Rights and Discrimination Commissioner
Ms Elizabeth Kelly, Acting Chief Executive, ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees 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