Attorney-General's Portfolio


Additional Estimates 2016-2017 (February 2017)

Attorney-General's Portfolio

Hansard transcript

28 February 2017 - Attorney-General's portfolio (PDF and HTML)

24 March 2017- Attorney-General's portfolio (PDF and HTML)

Tabled documents, 28 February 2017

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1 Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Decision - Dreyfus and Attorney-General - 22 December 2015  (PDF_80KB)
2 Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Protocol - Appointments to the AAT (PDF_652KB)
3 Mr Andrew Colvin APM OAM, Commissioner, Australian Federal Police Opening Statement (PDF_275KB)
4 Senator Lee Rhiannon Clerk of the Senate - Senate order on former ministers and lobbying meetings (PDF_1190KB)
5 Senator Penny Wong Hansard transcript extract, Monday 28 November 2016 (PDF_5452KB)
6 Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General Statement to the Senate - Bell Litigation, Monday 28 November 2016 (PDF_5319KB)

Tabled document, 24 March 2017

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1 Senator Murray Watt Media - Letter signed by gun control advocates calls for 'unbiased' review of laws  (PDF_1629KB)

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1 Deputy Director-General, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Clarifications to Hansard (28 February 2017) (PDF_646KB)
2 Michelle Lindley, Acting Director, Legal Section, Australian Human Rights Commission Clarifications to Hansard (28 February 2017) (PDF_152KB)
3 Emma Appleton, Director, Governance Office, Strategy and Delivery Division, Attorney-General's Department Clarifications to Hansard (24 March 2017) (PDF_744KB)

Additional Information

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1 Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission Complaint by Ms Melissa Dinnison against The Australian and Mr Bill Leak  2 March 2017 (PDF_2405KB)
2 Senator Derryn Hinch Media reports following evidence from Professor Gillian Triggs 2 March 2017 (PDF_3695KB)

Questions on notice

Index as at 1 May 2017 (PDF_510KB)

Answers to questions on notice from the hearings on 28 February 2017 and 24 March 2017 are due on 28 April 2017 and 12 May 2017 respectively. Answers will be published to this page as they are received by the committee.

Question Number Program, Division or Agency Senator Broad Topic Hansard Page and Date or Written Question Answer received by committee View
AE17/001 Australian Human Rights Commission Siewert Disability Support Pension complaints 28 February 2017, L&C: 8 10 May 2017 (PDF_126KB)
AE17/002 Australian Human Rights Commission Siewert NDIS complaints 28 February 2017, L&C: 8 & 9 10 May 2017 (PDF_321KB)
AE17/003 Australian Human Rights Commission Siewert Accessing hearing services 28 February 2017, L&C: 9 10 May 2017 (PDF_132KB)
AE17/004 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald Cases lodged with AHRC 28 February 2017, L&C: 11 & 12 10 May 2017 (PDF_19KB)
AE17/006 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald Copy of submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry 28 February 2017, L&C: 12 10 May 2017 (PDF_21KB)
AE17/007 Australian Human Rights Commission McKim Forecast funding for campaign 28 February 2017, L&C: 17 & 18 10 May 2017 (PDF_23KB)
AE17/008 Australian Human Rights Commission McKim Complaints concerning entitlements 28 February 2017, L&C: 18 10 May 2017 (PDF_19KB)
AE17/009 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald  Assessment of article  28 February 2017, L&C: 18 & 19 10 May 2017 (PDF_19KB)
AE17/010 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald  Date of decision 28 February 2017, L&C: 19 & 20 10 May 2017 (PDF_21KB)
AE17/011 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald  Transcript of 7:30 report 28 February 2017, L&C: 20 10 May 2017 (PDF_54KB)
AE17/012 Australian Human Rights Commission Macdonald  Copy of complaint to AHRC 28 February 2017, L&C: 28 23 May 2017 (PDF_138KB)
AE17/013 Federal Court of Australia  Watt Matters concerning Federal Court orders 28 February 2017, L&C: 32 & 33 23 May 2017 (PDF_141KB)
AE17/014 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Hinch Editing of court transcripts 28 February 2017, L&C: 39 & 48 23 May 2017 (PDF_148KB)
AE17/015 Federal Court of Australia Fawcett Progress on courts’ sustainability plans 28 February 2017, L&C: 46 & 47 23 May 2017 (PDF_233KB)
AE17/017 Administrative Appeals Tribunal  Hinch Reviews of deportation decisions 28 February 2017, L&C: 54 23 May 2017 (PDF_212KB)
AE17/018 Administrative Appeals Tribunal  Hinch Number of student visa appeals 28 February 2017, L&C: 54 23 May 2017 (PDF_167KB)
AE17/019 Administrative Appeals Tribunal  Siewert Number of appeals of Centrelink decisions 28 February 2017, L&C: 58 – 60  23 May 2017 (PDF_185KB)
AE17/020 Administrative Appeals Tribunal  Siewert Statistics on self-representation and outcomes in appeals of Centrelink decisions 28 February 2017, L&C: 60 23 May 2017 (PDF_441KB)
AE17/021 Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre  Wong AUSTRAC staffing information 28 February 2017, L&C: 62 & 63 23 May 2017 (PDF_140KB)
AE17/022 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Institute of Criminology  Pratt States in the Australian Firearms Information Network 28 February 2017, L&C: 64 23 May 2017 (PDF_127KB)
AE17/023 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Institute of Criminology  Pratt Weapons in the illicit market 28 February 2017, L&C: 64 23 May 2017 (PDF_126KB)
AE17/024 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Institute of Criminology  Pratt ACIC stagging for the Firearms Information Network 28 February 2017, L&C: 65 23 May 2017 (PDF_131KB)
AE17/025 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Institute of Criminology  Pratt Data in the National Firearms Information Network’s website 28 February 2017, L&C: 65 23 May 2017 (PDF_145KB)
AE17/026 Civil Law Unit Dodson Objections by Noongar groups 28 February 2017, L&C: 70 23 May 2017 (PDF_138KB)
AE17/027 Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation Macdonald Breakdown of religious group data 28 February 2017, L&C: 75 23 May 2017 (PDF_66KB)
AE17/028 Australian Federal Police Hinch Policy on secret registers 28 February 2017, L&C: 85 & 86 23 May 2017 (PDF_21KB)
AE17/029 Australian Federal Police Pratt Diversion of funds 28 February 2017, L&C: 87 23 May 2017 (PDF_187KB)
AE17/030 Australian Federal Police Pratt Termination of measures 28 February 2017, L&C: 88 & 89 23 May 2017 (PDF_268KB)
AE17/032 Australian Federal Police Xenophon Recommendations from Broderick report 28 February 2017, L&C: 91 23 May 2017 (PDF_410KB)
AE17/034 Australian Federal Police Xenophon AFP’s management of complaints  28 February 2017, L&C: 92 & 93 23 May 2017 (PDF_201KB)
AE17/036 Australian Federal Police McKim Copy of AFP National Guidelines 28 February 2017, L&C: 95 23 May 2017 (PDF_366KB)
AE17/037 Office of Constitutional Law Wong Possible PII matters 28 February 2017, L&C: 100 23 May 2017 (PDF_68KB)
AE17/038 Human Resources Macdonald Changes in staffing levels in AGD 28 February 2017, L&C: 101 10 May 2017 (PDF_155KB)
AE17/039 Civil Law Unit Macdonald Correction to the Native Title Amendment Act 28 February 2017, L&C: 121 23 May 2017 (PDF_69KB)
AE17/040 Office of Constitutional Law Wong Preparation of statement 28 February 2017, L&C: 123 & 124 23 May 2017 (PDF_138KB)
AE17/041 Office of Constitutional Law Wong Details of phone conversation 28 February 2017, L&C: 125 & 126 23 May 2017 (PDF_133KB)
AE17/043 Australian Federal Police Roberts Bombing of Australian Christian Lobby offices Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_23KB)
AE17/044 Australian Federal Police Roberts Collection of racial statistic on crime Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_220KB)
AE17/045 Australian Human Rights Commission Abetz AHRC cost and staffing numbers Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_16KB)
AE17/046 Australian Human Rights Commission Abetz Soliciting complaints Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_66KB)
AE17/047 Australian Human Rights Commission Burston AHRC Amendment (Preliminary Assessment Process) Bill 2017 Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_70KB)
AE17/048 Civil Law Unit Siewert Capacity of states to share access of DSP details Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_15KB)
AE17/049 Strategy and Delivery Siewert Date of next LCCSC Working Group meeting Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_125KB)
AE17/050 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Siewert Article published in Land Rights News Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_131KB)
AE17/051 Emergency Management Australia Siewert Relief funding for south coast of WA Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_26KB)
AE17/052 Strategy and Delivery Division Waters Standing Order 20C Written 23 October 2017 (PDF 16KB)
AE17/053 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Waters Reporting in Family assessments Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_13KB)
AE17/054 Australian Human Rights Commission Pratt AHRC’s budget Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_12KB)
AE17/055 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Pratt Breakdown of prosecutions and convictions  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_379KB)
AE17/056 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Pratt CDPP staffing levels and training Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_211KB)
AE17/057 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Pratt Witness Assistance Service Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_210KB)
AE17/058 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Pratt Mandatory minimum sentencing Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_122KB)
AE17/059 Federal Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia Pratt Legal Aid funding  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_127KB)
AE17/060 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Pratt Self-representation in the FCC Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_11KB)
AE17/061 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Pratt FCC duty lawyer services Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_143KB)
AE17/062 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Pratt FCC support services Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_66KB)
AE17/063 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Pratt Waiting times for FCC trials  Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 41KB)
AE17/064 Federal Court of Australia Pratt Federal Court of Australia vacancy Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_66KB)
AE17/065 Family Court of Australia Pratt FCoA and Legal Aid funding cuts  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_122KB)
AE17/066 Family Court of Australia Pratt Self-representation in the FCoA Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_28KB)
AE17/067 Family Court of Australia Pratt FCoA duty lawyer services Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_8KB)
AE17/068 Family Court of Australia Pratt FCoA support services Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_8KB)
AE17/069 Family Court of Australia Pratt Funding for frontline services Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_67KB)
AE17/070 Family Court of Australia Pratt Waiting times for FCoA trials Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_209KB)
AE17/071 Family Court of Australia Pratt Family violence matters in the FCoA Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_67KB)
AE17/072 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Matters concerning the federal courts Written 23 October 2017 (PDF 152KB)
AE17/073 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Cross-examination of domestic violence victims Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_67KB)
AE17/074 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Pratt FOI matters Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_29KB)
AE17/075 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Pratt Consultations with the Commissioner Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_127KB)
AE17/076 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt AAT appointments and letter to the Attorney‑General Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_137KB)
AE17/077 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation  Pratt Foreign fighters Written 19 October 2017 (PDF 226KB)
AE17/078 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation  Pratt Immigration detention and asylum seekers Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 21KB)
AE17/079 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP staffing levels Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_445KB)
AE17/080 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP funding breakdown Written 12 October 2017 (PDF 51KB)
AE17/081 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP Diversity Report Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_18KB)
AE17/082 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP Safe Place Team costs Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_34KB)
AE17/083 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP Professional Standards Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_70KB)
AE17/084 Australian Federal Police Pratt Number of lawsuits and legal costs Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_16KB)
AE17/085 Australian Federal Police Pratt Costs payable to CFMEU Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_137KB)
AE17/086 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP taskforces and details of illicit firearms matters Written 1 May 2018 (PDF_286KB)
AE17/087 Australian Federal Police Pratt AFP staffing breakdown and overseas taskforces Written 19 October 2017 (PDF 500KB)
AE17/088 Strategy and Delivery Pratt Costs associated with the Attorney‑General’s travel Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_127KB)
AE17/089 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Division Pratt Proposed judicial/diplomatic position Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_126KB)
AE17/090 Office of Constitutional Law Pratt Senator Day and Senator Culleton’s legal expenses Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 23KB)
AE17/091 Strategy and Delivery Pratt Status of unanswered QoNs Written 24 October 2017 (PDF 130KB)
AE17/092 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_142KB)
AE17/093 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Working with children check Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_132KB)
AE17/094 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Domestic violence units Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_349KB)
AE17/095 Australian Human Rights Commission Di Natale Reporting of racial discrimination Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_16KB)
AE17/096 Australian Human Rights Commission Di Natale Racism – It Stops With Me Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_156KB)
AE17/097 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Ministerial functions Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_126KB)
AE17/098 Corporate Services Bilyk Departmental functions Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_230KB)
AE17/099 Corporate Services Bilyk Plants and gardens Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_207KB)
AE17/101 Australian Government Solicitor Bilyk Subscriptions Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_74KB)
AE17/102 Human Resources Bilyk Gifts Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_235KB)
AE17/103 Corporate Services Bilyk Water coolers Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_206KB)
AE17/104 Corporate Services Bilyk Snacks Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_206KB)
AE17/105 Corporate Services Bilyk Coffee machines Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_229KB)
AE17/106 Corporate Services Bilyk Mobile devices Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_147KB)
AE17/107 Corporate Services Bilyk Stationary and paper Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_132KB)
AE17/108 Corporate Services Bilyk Executive office upgrades Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_201KB)
AE17/109 Corporate Services Bilyk Facilities upgrades Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_283KB)
AE17/110 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Vacancies Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_137KB)
AE17/111 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Media and public relations Written 12 October 2017 (PDF 85KB)
AE17/112 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Advertising and information campaigns Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_219KB)
AE17/113 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Market research Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_33KB)
AE17/114 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Bilyk Legal costs Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_144KB)
AE17/115 Strategy and Delivery Bilyk Consultancies Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_145KB)
AE17/116 Human Resources Bilyk Redundancies Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_131KB)
AE17/117 Information Division Bilyk iTunes/Android Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_25KB)
AE17/118 Information Division Bilyk Websites Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_32KB)
AE17/119 Corporate Services Bilyk Flights Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_205KB)
AE17/120 Corporate Services Bilyk Ground transport Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_129KB)
AE17/121 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  McKenzie National Firearms Agreement Review Written  20 October 2017 (PDF 33KB)
AE17/122 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Division Xenophon Staffing and location of the Office of Legal Services Commission  Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_137KB)
AE17/123 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Division Xenophon Breaches of the Model Litigant Rules  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_152KB)
AE17/124 Corporate Services Division Xenophon Government waste Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_207KB)
AE17/125 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Rhiannon Firearms Reference Group Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 34KB)
AE17/126 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Rhiannon Victorian gun ownership Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_127KB)
AE17/127 Australian Federal Police Rhiannon AFP investigations of MPs Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_20KB)
AE17/128 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation  Rhiannon ASIO investigations of MPs Written 19 October 2017 (PDF 222KB)
AE17/129 Australian Human Rights Commission Abetz President’s speeches Written 10 May 2017 (PDF_17KB)
AE17/130 Civil Law Unit Siewert Progress on National Statement of Principles Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_126KB)
AE17/133 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Advice concerning postal plebiscite  24 March 2017, page 21 23 May 2017 (PDF_133KB)
AE17/134 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Consultation with the Attorney‑General’s Office on postal plebiscite  24 March 2017, page  22 23 May 2017 (PDF_68KB)
AE17/136 Emergency Management Australia Macdonald Letter to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority 24 March 2017, pages 25 & 26 23 May 2017 (PDF_20KB)
AE17/137 International Law Enforcement Cooperation Watt Industry Reference Group for the National Firearms Agreement  24 March 2017, pages 27 & 28 23 May 2017 (PDF_135KB)
AE17/138 International Law Enforcement Cooperation Watt Donation by the Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia 24 March 2017, page 28 23 May 2017 (PDF_131KB)
AE17/140 International Law Enforcement Cooperation Watt Communique about the updated National Firearms Agreement 24 March 2017, page 29 20 October 2017 (PDF 21KB)
AE17/141 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Cuts to Community Legal Centres Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_21KB)
AE17/142 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Family Violence Funding  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_133KB)
AE17/143 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Family Relationships Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 30KB)
AE17/144 Civil Justice Policy and Programmes Pratt Funding cuts to Community Legal Centres  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_217KB)
AE17/145 Civil Law Unit Pratt Native Title (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 Written 14 February 2018 (PDF_20KB)
AE17/146 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Pratt Guns for cash Written 19 October 2017 (PDF 226KB)
AE17/147 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Pratt Adler and other weapons Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_69KB)
AE17/148 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Pratt Firearms Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_133KB)
AE17/149 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Pratt Minister’s media release on Firearms Trafficking Bill loss Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_131KB)
AE17/150 Intelligence & Identity Security Division Pratt Revenge porn Written 12 October 2017 (PDF 22KB)
AE17/151 Intelligence & Identity Security Division Pratt Public consultation on proposed civil penalties Written 12 October 2017 (PDF 20KB)
AE17/152 Countering Violent Extremism Centre Pratt Countering Violent Extremism Written 12 April 2018 (PDF_106KB)
AE17/153 Cyber & Infrastructure Security Division Pratt Critical Infrastructure Centre Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_155KB)
AE17/154 Criminal Justice Policy & Programmes Division Pratt Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Written 23 October 2017 (PDF 150KB)
AE17/155 Emergency Management Australia Farrell Cost of maintaining security at the Prime Minister’s private residences  Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_137KB)
AE17/156 International Law Enforcement Cooperation Watt Importer of Adler shotguns into Australia 24 March 2017, page 28 23 May 2017 (PDF_128KB)
AE17/157 International Law Enforcement Cooperation Watt Feedback on updated National Firearms Agreement 24 March 2017, page 29 23 May 2017 (PDF_129KB)
AE17/158 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Pratt Cases before the AAT regarding DIBP Written 23 May 2017 (PDF_164KB)
AE17/159 International Law Enforcement Cooperation  Pratt Silence on the National Firearms Agreement Written 20 October 2017 (PDF 20KB)

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