A public forum on the effect of the relevant laws as they applied to the case of Dr Haneef.
A discussion forum held on Monday, 22 September 2008,
from 9.30am to 4.00pm, at
Convention Centre Bayside – Room 201, 2nd Level
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour
Sydney
The purpose of the Forum was to enable interested persons to address in public the fourth matter in the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference
‘To examine and report on… any deficiencies in the relevant laws or administrative and operational procedures and arrangements of the Commonwealth and its agencies, including agency and interagency communication protocols and guidelines.’
Invited speakers were: Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE; David Bennett AC, QC; Ross Ray QC (President, Law Council of Australia); Dr Ben Saul (Director, Sydney Centre for International Law) and Nicholas O'Brien, (Associate Professor Counter-Terrorism, Charles Sturt University and formerly in charge of International Counter Terrorism in Special Branch, New Scotland Yard).
The Forum was free and open to the public and the media.
Further information on the Forum will be posted on this site. Any queries should be sent to clarkeinquiry@ag.gov.au