The first public hearing on the Telecommunication and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 will be held on 19th of October in Canberra, with representations from tech companies, telecommunications carriers and user groups.
Additional hearings will be held in late October or early November.
The Committee will continue to accept submissions as part of its review of the Bill.
Public hearing details: 8.15 am – 4.30 pm, Friday 19 October, Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
The hearing will be live streamed (audio and visual) at www.aph.gov.au/live.
The full program of the hearing will be available closer to the hearing date at aph.gov.au/pjcis
Further information on the inquiry can be obtained from the Committee’s website.
Media enquiries:
Chair, Mr Andrew Hastie MP (Canning, WA) on 08 9534 8044 (Electorate office) or (02) 6277 4223 (Parliament House)
For background information:
Committee Secretariat – Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security –
(02) 6277 2360
TOLAbill@aph.gov.au
Interested members of the public may wish to track the committee via the website. Click on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner and use the forms to login to My Parliament or to register for a My Parliament account.
