Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, s. 7(1)(f).

[2]        House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2010, p. 2925.

[3]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 87 — 26 October 2017, p. 1219.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, No. 68 — 13 November 2017, p. 2166.

Chapter 2 - Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2016–17

[1]        Australian Federal Police Act 1979, s. 8.

[2]        Australian Federal Police Act 1979, s 67.

[3]        Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, s 46.

[4]        Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, div 3A.

[5]        Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, s 39.

[6]        Australian Federal Police (AFP), Annual Report 2016–17, p. 1.

[7]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 1.

[8]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 37.

[9]        Elizabeth Broderick AO, Cultural Change: Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Federal Police, 2016, p. 16. For details of the methodology, see pp. 16–17.

[10]      Elizabeth Broderick AO, Cultural Change: Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Federal Police, 2016, p. 1.

[11]      Elizabeth Broderick AO, Cultural Change: Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Federal Police, 2016, p. 9.

[12]      Elizabeth Broderick AO, Cultural Change: Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Federal Police, 2016, pp. 11–15.

[13]      Graham McBean, AFP, The AFP's focus on culture celebrates its first birthday and a growing list of achievements, 25 August 2017, http://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/platypus/one-year  (accessed 15 March 2018).

[14]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 10.

[15]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 2.

[16]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 10.

[17]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 43.

[18]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[19]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[20]      Mr Neil Gaughan APM, Deputy Commissioner Operations, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 6.

[21]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[22]      Mr Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 7.

[23]      Ms Leanne Close, Deputy Commissioner National Security, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 7.

[24]      See also: https://www.afp.gov.au/futures/complex.

[25]      AFP, Policing for a Safer Australia: Strategy for Future Capacity, March 2017, p. 3.

[26]      AFP, Policing for a Safer Australia: Strategy for Future Capacity, March 2017, p. 13.

[27]      AFP, Policing for a Safer Australia: Strategy for Future Capacity, March 2017, p. 29.

[28]      AFP, Policing for a Safer Australia: Strategy for Future Capacity, March 2017, pp. 31–35.

[29]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 99.

[30]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 112.

[31]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 8.

[32]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 15–40.

[33]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 26, 30.

[34]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 36.

[35]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 20.

[36]      Mr Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 3.

[37]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 26.

[38]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 26.

[39]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 28. This KPI was met in the 2014–15 reporting period: see AFP, Annual Report 2014–15, p. 19.

[40]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 30.

[41]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 32. This KPI was met in the 2014–15 reporting period: see AFP, Annual Report 2014–15, p. 20.

[42]      AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), pp. 4–5. 

[43]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 18.

[44]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 27.

[45]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 29.

[46]      AFP, Annual Report 2014–15, p. 20.

[47]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 33.

[48]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 37.

[49]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 36–37.

[50]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 37.

[51]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 171.

[52]      Mr Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 2.

[53]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 88; AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 171.

[54]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 168.

[55]      Mr Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 3.

[56]      AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 88; AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 171.

[57]      Mr Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2019, p. 3.

[58]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 39.

[59]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 39; AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 72. 

[60]      AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 39; AFP, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 52.

[61]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Report on AFP Annual Report 2015–16, p. 20.

Chapter 3 - Complaints handling and Ombudsman's findings

[1]        Australian Federal Police (AFP), Annual Report 2016–17, p. 114.

[2]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 115.

[3]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 114.

[4]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 114.

[5]        AFP, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 116.

[6]        AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), pp. 1–2. 

[7]        AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), p. 2. 

[8]        AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), p. 3. 

[9]        AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), pp. 2–3. 

[10]      AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), p. 3. 

[11]      AFP, answers to written questions on notice, 4 March 2019 (received 18 March 2019), p. 2. 

[12]      Crimes Act 1914, s. 15GC.

[13]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/88349/Part-IAB-Annual-Report-2016-17.pdf (accessed 23 October 2018).

[14]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, p. 10.

[15]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, pp. 15–16.

[16]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, p. 12.

[17]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, pp. 12–13.

[18]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities in monitoring controlled operations for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, August 2018, pp. 13–15.

[19]      Surveillance Devices Act 2004, s. 55(1).

[20]      Surveillance Devices Act 2004, s. 6A(6).

[21]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2017, March 2018, http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/85498/664056_Ombudsman_Report-1-PDF-PROOF.PDF (accessed 23 October 2018).

[22]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Minister for Home Affairs on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2018, September 2018, http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/89603/Surveillance-Devices-Six-Monthly-Report-to-Home-Affairs-September-2018.pdf (accessed 23 October 2018).

[23]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Minister for Home Affairs on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2018, September 2018, footnote 3, p. 2.

[24]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2017, March 2018, p. 9.

[25]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2017, March 2018, p, 9.

[26]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2017, March 2018, p. 10.

[27]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s monitoring of agency access to stored communications and telecommunications data under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, November 2018, http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0033/96747/201617-Chapter-4A-Annual-Report.pdf (accessed 7 March 2019),  p. 1.

[28]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s monitoring of agency access to stored communications and telecommunications data under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, November 2018, p. 6.

[29]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s monitoring of agency access to stored communications and telecommunications data under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, November 2018, pp. 1–2.

[30]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s monitoring of agency access to stored communications and telecommunications data under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, November 2018, pp. 10–11.

[31]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/78123/Commonwealth-Ombudsman-AFP-JIW-report-PDF-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (accessed 7 March 2019), p. 4.

[32]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017.

[33]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 9.

[34]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 11.

[35]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 9.

[36]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, pp. 14, 19.

[37]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 19.

[38]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 19.

[39]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, October 2017, p. 19.