Under s 7 of the INSLM Act, following a suggestion made by the CDPP, Ms Sarah McNaughton SC, and a request by me, the then Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, referred to me for review the matter of ‘the prosecution and sentencing
of children for terrorism offences’.
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On 7 September 2017, the INSLM Dr James Renwick SC completed his reports on Statutory Deadline Reviews which includes the following legislation.
Following the 2017 Brighton siege and hostage incident in Melbourne, Victoria, the Victorian Government appointed an Expert Panel, consisting of Ken Lay AO APM and the Honourable David Harper AM QC, to examine the effectiveness of Victoria’s counter-terrorism legislation, and recommend improvements to assist relevant agencies manage the risks posed by violent extremism.
On the 31 October 2016 the former INSLM, the Hon. Roger Gyles AO QC, completed his report on Certain Questioning and Detention Powers in Relation to Terrorism.
Transcript Public Hearing Day 1 – 16 December 2015
Part 2 of the Report considered the recommended safeguards to the control order regime generally. This report was tabled in Parliament on 5 May 2016.
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.
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.