Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
5 February 2026
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Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Australian Parliament
12:20 - 14:57
Speaker 24
You ready? Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome back to Parliament House. I declare open this public hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement for its examination of the Australian Federal Police annual report 2425. I by...
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land in which we meet and pay my respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today. These are public proceedings being video streamed live via the parliamentary website, and a Hansard transcript is being made. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and such action may be treated by the parliament as contempt. It is also a contempt to give false or misleading evidence.
Witnesses also have the right to request to be heard in camera. The parliament has resolved that an officer of the Department of Commonwealth or of State shall not be asked to give opinions on matters of policy and shall be given reasonable opportunity to refer questions asked to the officer, to a superior officer, or to the minister. This resolution does not preclude questions asking for explanations of policies or factual questions about when and how policies were adopted. If a witness objects to answering a question, they should state the grounds in which the object... The objection is made, and the committee will determine whether it will be insistent on an answer having regard to the ground in which is claimed.
If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that the answer be given in camera. Commonwealth officers appearing today are also reminded of the senate's order specifying the process of which claim a public interest immunity should be raised. A copy of the order is available from the secretariat. I remind parliamentarians of their obligations under the behavior code of Australian parliamentarians to treat witnesses with dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect whether you're in the room at the moment or not. I now welcome commissioner as representative today.
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