26 April 2016: Some of Australia's leading human rights experts, an international expert in law and a distinguished journalist will lead a discussion of Australia's anti-terror laws at a public seminar organised by the University of Canberra TOMORROW.
The University's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) will host Fifteen Years on: Where to Next for Terrorism Laws - a Democratic Conversation at Old Parliament House.
In 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, new anti-terror laws were introduced in Australia, which included permitting covert surveillance for non-suspects, detention for up to 14 days without charge and warrantless search powers for police.
IGPA's expert panel will also discuss proposed changes to current Australian terrorism laws, as foreshadowed by the recent Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meetings in December 2015 and April 2016.
Speakers include:
- Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
- Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, President and Human Rights Commissioner at the ACT Human Rights Commission
- Dr Fergal Davis, Director of the Parliaments Project in the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and Reader in Public Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, and
- Karen Middleton, Chief Political Correspondent The Saturday Paper
WHAT: Fifteen Years on: Where to Next for Terrorism Laws – UC's IGPA Democratic Conversation
WHEN: Wednesday 27 April 2016, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
WHERE: Members Dining Room, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Canberra
The event is free, but registrations are essential, via the UC Events page.