MEDIA RELEASE

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (No 2)

The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety has announced it will be undertaking an inquiry into the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (No 2).

The terms of reference are available on the Committee website here.

The Committee will only be inquiring into the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 amendments in the Bill.

The Committee will be seeking submissions from the Women’s Legal Centre, the ACT Law Society, the ACT Bar Association, the Victims of Crime Commissioner, Legal Aid ACT and the Director of Public Prosecutions by 9.00am 12 December 2022.

Information on how to make a submission is available on the Assembly website.

Submissions close 9.00am Monday 12 December 2022.

29 November 2022

STATEMENT ENDS.

For further information please contact:

Committee Chair, Mr Peter Cain MLA on (02) 6205 1927

Committee Secretary on (02) 6207 0524 or at LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au