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Recommendations

Recommendation 1: That the Government give consideration to the range of offences
prescribed under sections 5(1) and 5D of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
in the context of contemporary technological developments (para. 1.41).

Recommendation 2: That the Government make TI-related foreign intelligence
warrants available to law enforcement agencies (para. 1.41).

Recommendation 3: That the Commonwealth consult with the Standing Committee of
Attorneys-General whether regulation of the use of TI could be delegated to the States
and Territories within a continuing context of broad-based mirror legislation (para.
1.55).

Recommendation 4: That the Government give particular consideration to the
appropriate level of regulation of Internet Service Providers to ensure their cooperation
with law enforcement (para. 1.73).

Recommendation 5: That the Government ensure that the integrity of the TI Act is not
undermined by emerging technology (para. 1.79).

Recommendation 6: That, in conjunction with the States, the Government introduce
comprehensive national electronic surveillance legislation, with particular emphasis on
the inclusion of appropriate privacy provisions (para. 1.116).

Recommendation 7: That the Australian Government place on the agenda of the
Standing Committee of Attorneys-General the need for a comprehensive and
fundamental review of the operations of legislative provisions that may inadvertently
and unnecessarily restrict the capacity of law enforcement to exchange intelligence and
operational information (para. 1.124).

Recommendation 8: That the Commonwealth Ombudsman's jurisdiction over the use
by Commonwealth law enforcement agencies of telecommunications interception be
expanded to include the use of any electronic surveillance device (para. 1.158).

Recommendation 9: That a national cyber-forensic facility be established (para. 2.145).

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