On 2 May 2016 the former INSLM, the Hon. Roger Gyles AO QC, completed a report on the impacts of certain amendments proposed to the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. This was a matter referred to the INSLM by the Prime Minister.
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On 21 October 2015 the former INSLM, the Hon. Roger Gyles AO QC, completed a report on the impact on journalists of section 35P of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act). This was a matter referred to the INSLM by the then Prime Minister. The Report was tabled in Parliament on 2 February 2016.
Part 1 of the Report considered the advisability of introducing a system of ‘Special Advocates’ into the regime, as recommended in the Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2014 by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, tabled on 20 November 2014 in the context of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2015. Part 1 of the Report was tabled in Parliament on 5 February 2016.
The Council of Australian Governments tasked an independent Committee to review an extensive rage of counterterrorism laws passed by Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments in 2005. The Council of Australian Governments responded to the COAG Review recommendations in 2014.
The Council of Australian Governments tasked an independent Committee, chaired by the Hon. Anthony Whealy QC, to review an extensive range of new and amended counterterrorism laws passed by Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments in 2005.
The 1st INSLM, Bret Walker AO SC, reviewed and proposed amendments to Australia’s definition of terrorism in 2011-2012. This was reported on in his annual report in 2012, at Chapter VI of the report (pages 108 – 125).
In 2009, the Attorney-General’s Department developed a Discussion Paper following several independent and bipartisan parliamentary committee reviews of Austr
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security conducted a review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the counterterrorism la