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Recommendations

Recommendation 1

5.24    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government examine the cost of provision of telecommunications data by telecommunications companies, with particular reference to methods by which that cost can be met or controlled.

Recommendation 2

6.19    The committee recommends that the issue of failure to cooperate with the Australian Crime Commission examination process be resolved immediately; and that the Commonwealth Government release the Trowell Report as a matter of priority.

Recommendation 3

6.31    The committee recommends that the Australian Customs Service continue to have access to telecommunications interception through law enforcement agencies, and that those agencies liaise to enhance the provision of telecommunications interception information to the Australian Customs Service.

Recommendation 4

6.37    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth and Queensland governments collaborate to expedite the granting of telecommunications interception powers to the Queensland Police Service and the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission.

Recommendation 5

6.56    The committee recommends that the recommendations of the Sherman report into the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, where appropriate, be implemented without delay.

Recommendation 6

6.87    The committee suggests that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission in the next term of the Federal Parliament conduct an inquiry into all aspects of international legislative and administrative strategies to disrupt and dismantle serious and organised crime.

Recommendation 7

6.90    The committee recommends that any future review of the Corporations Act 2001 identify provisions which could be amended to inhibit the activities of organised crime, including, but not limited to, those provisions dealing with directors.

Recommendation 8

6.102    The committee recommends that, as a matter of priority, the Commonwealth, state and territory governments enact complementary and harmonised legislation for dealing with the activities of organised crime.

Recommendation 9

7.21    The committee recommends that the government seek to expedite the telecommunications industry's adoption of option B of the Telecommunications (Service Provider—Identity Checks for Pre-Paid Mobile Telecommunications Services) Determination 2000, so as to require 100 points of identity documentation upon activation of prepaid mobile phone services.

Recommendation 10

7.37    The committee recommends that the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management—Police consider a more strategic and national approach to recruitment and retention of sworn police officers across all jurisdictions; and that consideration be given to enhancing cross-jurisdictional mobility, including secondments, of sworn police officers and other police service personnel.

Recommendation 11

7.46    The committee recommends that the Productivity Commission inquire into the cost effectiveness and benchmarking of law enforcement bodies and current national arrangements to address serious and organised crime.

Recommendation 12

7.66    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government increase funding to the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Recommendation 13

7.67    The committee recommends that a formal relationship be established between law enforcement agencies, government departments and the Australian Institute of Criminology to enhance the provision of data, information and research; and that particular emphasis be placed on the removal of any legislative impediments to the provision of data to the Australian Institute of Criminology by Commonwealth, state and territory departments and agencies.

Recommendation 14

7.72    The committee recommends that public education programs about emerging criminal activities, such as credit card fraud, banking fraud, identity theft and internet-based criminal activity, be given a higher priority and increased resources.

Recommendation 15

7.80    The committee notes that the Australian Crime Commission has prepared a public version of the Picture of criminality in Australia and recommends that the ACC Board make this report available at the earliest possible date.

Recommendation 16

7.100    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government seek to ensure the comprehensive and public reporting of online fraud, particularly within the banking and finance industry.

Recommendation 17

8.25    The committee recommends that CrimTrac be funded to examine the legislative, administrative and technical aspects to allow the inclusion of additional datasets to the Minimum Nation-wide Person Profile; particular consideration should be given to Aviation Security Identification Cards, Maritime Security Identification Cards, explosives licences and ammonium nitrate licences.

Recommendation 18

8.31    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government review CrimTrac's current funding model in order to provide it with a greater level of funding certainty.

Recommendation 19

8.36    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth, state and territory governments implement a national number plate recognition system.

Recommendation 20

8.52    The committee recommends that the Australian Crime Commission give consideration to the extent to which its information handling protocols incorporate, and could be enhanced by, the principles of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Recommendation 21

8.60    The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government provide funding for a feasibility study into the development of a single national case management system.

Recommendation 22

8.61    The committee recommends that the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management—Police give consideration and support to the development of a single national case management system.

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