George Brandis rules out torture under new national security legislation

By Latika Bourke
Updated September 23 2014 - 7:23am, first published September 22 2014 - 12:36pm
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares
Duncan Lewis, the new director-general of ASIO, and Attorney-General George Brandis insist Australian security forces will not torture suspects. Photo: Andrew Meares

Torture will be explicitly banned in new national security legislation in a move designed to quell what the government says are unfounded fears about the scope of proposed new powers.

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