ALHR – ALHR Submission to Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws (No. 2)

ALHR Submission to Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws (No. 2)

Date: Mon 15th September 2008

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today sent a submission to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]. ALHR called for an independent review mechanism to oversee counter-terrorism measures.

A copy of ALHR’s letter is available for download.

‘Fundamental freedoms’ inquiry has fundamental problems

posted on June 3, 2014

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has identified deficiencies in the inquiry which the Commonwealth Attorney-General has set the Australian Law Reform Commission in relation to ‘traditional rights, freedoms and privileges’. Members of ALHR are together formulating ALHR’s submission, and have identified various problems with the TOR which are fully explained in a paper by Dr Tamsin Clarke which … Read More >>