Intelligence Committee public hearing on telecommunications to proceed

THE CHAIR, Andrew Hastie MP, and the deputy chair, Anthony Byrne MP, of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security make the following joint statement:

“The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is assessing the timeframe for its report. The Committee continues to operate in a cooperative and bipartisan manner as it considers the Telecommunications and Other Legislation (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018.

"The Committee has met today and confirmed that the scheduled hearing for Friday will proceed.

"The public hearing on Friday will include representatives from industry and community groups. ”

A program for the hearing will be published later today.

Further information on the inquiry can be obtained from the Committee’s website.

Interested members of the public may wish to track the committee via the website.

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