Public hearing - Melbourne, Thursday 4 November 2010

Public hearing - Melbourne, Thursday 4 November 2010

Legislative Council Committee Room
Parliament House
Melbourne

9.00 am – 12:00 pm

Time Witness

9:00am - 9:40am

Law Council of Australia
Mr Nicholas Cowdery AM, QC
Human Rights Advisor
Ms Sarah Moulds
Senior Policy Lawyer

9.40am - 10.20am

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
Dr Adam McBeth, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Dr Julie Debeljak
Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University

10:20am-10.30am

Morning tea

10.30am-11.10am

Liberty Victoria
Professor Spencer Zifcak, Vice President
Mr Jamie Gardiner, Vice President

11.10am – 11.40am

Mr Barney Cooney
Senator for Victoria (1984 – 2002)
Former Chair, Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

11.40am – 12.00pm

The Reverend Professor Michael Tate AO
Senator for Tasmania (1978 – 93), Minister for Justice (1987–93)
Founding member and former Chair, Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Senator Guy Barnett; Secretary: Julie Dennett

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