Appendix C – Recommendations made in the 2006 review

Recommendation 1

That the Government provide the Committee with separate financial statements for DSD, DIGO and DIO to enable the Committee to fulfil its statutory obligations regarding oversight of the administration and expenditure of the intelligence and security agencies.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends:

n      that the Government identify methods to address the security clearance backlog of the agencies; and

n      that the agencies be required to report every year on the backlog and the methods being used to address it in their  Annual Reports.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that the Government enquire into the feasibility of establishing a combined facility for basic training in intelligence either in an existing academic institution or as a separate college.