Intelligence Watchdog to Examine Secret Australian Trial Laws

Intelligence Watchdog to Examine Secret Australian Trial Laws
A general view of the High Court of Australia in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 5, 2020. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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The ability for courts to hold trials in secret to deal with national security matters will be scrutinised at a two-day hearing in Canberra.

Grant Donaldson, Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, will hear from government officials, intelligence bosses, prosecutors and human rights advocates.

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