Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
27 July 2026
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Australian Parliament
17:47 - 19:56
Speaker 7
Hearing of the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee inquiry into the Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill twenty twenty six just rolls off the tongue. I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the lands on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present. I extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples joining us today. The committee's proceedings today will follow the program as circulated. These are public proceedings being broadcast live from Parliament House and via the web.
I'm senator Stuart. I'm joined today by senator Blythe, senator Cox, senator Cash, and senator Shuberge. I remind senators of their obligations under the behavior code for Australian parliamentarians to treat witnesses with dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect. I remind 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 Senate as a contempt.
It is also a contempt to give false or misleading evidence to to the committee. The committee prefers to give evidence in public, but under the Senate's resolutions, witnesses have the right to request to be heard in confidence described as being in camera. If you're a witness today and intend to request to give evidence in camera, please bring this to the attention of the secretariat as soon as possible. If a witness objects to answering a question, the witness should state the ground upon which the objection is taken, and the committee will determine whether it will insist on an answer having regard to the ground at which it is claimed. If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that the answer be given in camera.
Such a request may, of course, be made also at any other time. A witness speaking for the first time should state their full name and the capacity in which they appear, and witnesses should speak clearly and into the microphones to assist hand side to record proceedings. Mobile mobile phones and other electronic devices should be switched off or turned to silent mode. For those appearing via video conference, please ensure your microphones are muted until you are called to speak. And also flagging, of course, there's a national...
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