Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (part 1 of 2)
25 February 2026
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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Australian Parliament
14:18 - 17:11
Speaker 7
Everyone. I'd like to now declare open this public hearing of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security for its review of the listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism under the criminal code. I wanna begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to elders past and present. This is the first time an entity has been listed under the state sponsors of terrorism framework. Under subsection eleven ten seven, subsection two of the criminal code, the PJCIS may review a listing at any time and report its comments and recommendations to both houses of the Commonwealth Parliament.
These are public proceedings, although the committee may agree to request to have evidence heard in camera or may determine that certain evidence should be heard in camera. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege unless you are given evidence from outside of Australia. 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 to a committee. Both houses of the parliament have resolved that an officer of the Department of the Commonwealth shall not be asked to give opinions on matters of policy and shall be given reasonable opportunity to refer questions asked to a superior officer or to a minister.
This prohibits only questions asking for opinions on matters of policy and does not preclude questions asking for explanations of policies or factual questions about when and how policies were adopted. As chair, I'll ensure the proceedings today are conducted in an orderly respectful and courteous way, and I remind committee members of their obligations under the behavior code for parliamentarians and resolutions of both houses to treat witnesses with dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect. In accordance with the committee's resolutions of the twenty sixth of August last year, this hearing will be broadcast on Parliament's website, and the proof and official transcripts of proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website. The hearing today is being conducted with members of the committee and witnesses appearing in person and by video conference. Members and witnesses appearing remotely are reminded to mute microphone when you are not speaking.
On that note, I now would like to welcome, witnesses before today's committee. Could I, start off with, each of the witnesses to who are here to give evidence. And for the hands of record, please state your full name and the capacity in which you appear, before today's committee. I might start with Kylie.
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