Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
11 August 2026
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Australian Parliament
13:36 - 15:54
Speaker 9
I open this public hearing of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquiry into Australia's youth justice and incarceration system. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land in on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present. I would also like to acknowledge and welcome other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are participating in today's public hearing. The committee's proceedings today will follow the program as circulated. These are public proceedings being broadcast live in Parliament House and via the web.
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 the committee. The committee prefers evidence to be given 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 are 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 which 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 also be made at any other time. A witness speaking for the first time should state their full name and capacity in which they appear and witnesses should speak clearly and into the microphone to assist Hansard to record proceedings.
Mobile phones and other electronic devices should be switched off or turned to silent mode. I now welcome representatives from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services. Thank you for taking the time to speak with the committee today. I understand that information on parliamentary privilege and the protection of witnesses and evidence has been provided to you and is available from the secretariat. For the Hansard record, could I please get you to state your full name and the capacity in which you appear.
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