Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 29 August 2012

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 29 August 2012

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012

9.30am - 10.10am

Law Council of Australia (Submission 21) (via teleconference)
Ms Fiona McLeod SC, Member of the Board of Directors
Ms Rosemary Budavari, Co-Director, Criminal Law and Human Rights Division
International Commission of Jurists Australia (Submission 30)
The Hon John Dowd AO QC, President

10.10am - 10.50am

Women's Legal Centre (ACT and Region) (Submission 4)
Ms Allison Munro, Volunteer Law Reform Advocate
Walkfree (Submission 37)
Ms Fiona David, Executive Director Global Research

10.50am - 11.00am

Break

11.00am - 11.40am

Slavery Links (Submission 27)
Mr Roscoe Howell, Board Member and Public Officer

11.40am - 12.20pm

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (Submission 23)
Miss Emilija Beljic, Member of ACT Committee
Ms Gayatri Nair, New South Wales Co-convenor and Acting Secretary (via teleconference)
Australian Lawyers Alliance (Submission 19) (via teleconference)
Ms Jemima Brewer, Chair, Criminal Law Sub-Committee

12.20pm - 1.40pm

Lunch

1.40pm - 2.10pm

Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association
(Submission 13) (via teleconference)

Ms Jules Kim, Migration Program Manager

2.10pm - 2.50pm

Anti-Slavery Australia (Submission 28)
Associate Professor Jennifer Burn, Director
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Submission 10)
(via teleconference)

Dr Susan Kneebone, Emeritus Associate

2.50pm - 3.45pm

Attorney-General's Department (no submission)
Mr Anthony Coles, Assistant Secretary, Border Management and Crimes Prevention Branch
Ms Danica Yanchenko, Acting Director, People Smuggling and Trafficking Section
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Submission 7)
Ms Jaala Hinchcliffe, Senior Assistant Director, Legal, Policy and Law Reform Branch
Australian Federal Police (no submission)
Assistant Commissioner Ramzi Jabbour, National Manager, Crime Operations
Commander Chris McDevitt, Manager, Special References
Ms Elsa Sengstock, Coordinator, Legislation Program
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (no submission)
Ms Alison Purnell, Director, Consular Policy and Training
Mrs Samantha Callinan, Director, Passport Policy and Operations Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (no submission)
Mr Christopher Callanan, First Assistant Secretary, Compliance and Case Resolution Division

Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Senator Gary Humphries; Secretary: Julie Dennett

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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