National Security Publications

The review will comprehensively examine the effectiveness of the legislative framework for the National Intelligence Community (NIC) and prepare findings and recommendations for any reforms.

The Home Affairs Minister, as the minister responsible for the AFP, is required by sections 104.29 and 105.47 of the Criminal Code to provide an annual report in respect of control orders and preventative detention orders made during the year.

On 16 June 2015, the Senate referred matters relating to the handling of a letter sent by Mr Man Haron Monis to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (the committee) for inquiry and report.

Part 1 of the Report considered the advisability of introducing a system of ‘Special Advocates’ into the regime, as recommended in the Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2014 by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, tabled on 20 November 2014 in the context of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2015. Part 2 of the Report considered the recommended safeguards to the control order regime generally.

The Government responded to the INSLM Report on the impact on journalists of section 35P of the ASIO Act on 2 February 2016. The Government accepted and is planning to implement all the recommendations made by the INSLM.

Government response to recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security - Inquiry into the proscription of ‘terrorist organisations’ under the Australian Government response to recommendations Criminal Code Act 1995.

Government response to recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security - Review of Security and Counter-Terrorism Legislation.

Government response to recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission's - Fighting Words: A Review of Sedition Laws in Australia

Government response to the Recommendations of the Clarke Inquiry into the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef - Report of the Inquiry

Report of the Security Legislation Review Committee (SLRC). An appropriate balance must be struck between the need to protect the community from terrorist activity, and the maintenance of fundamental human rights and freedoms.

This agreement sets out a process for obtaining the States’ and Territories’ agreement to amendments and regulations which may be proposed to counter-terrorism laws.