Contents
Membership of the Committee
List of abbreviations
List of recommendation
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
The Hon David Jull MP |
|
Members |
Mr Stewart McArthur MP |
Senator Alan Ferguson |
|
The Hon Duncan Kerr SC, MP |
Senator Robert Ray |
|
Mr Anthony Byrne MP |
Senator Sandy Macdonald
(until 6 July 2005) |
Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Ms Margaret Swieringa |
Research Officers |
Ms Jill Greenwell (to 11 July 2005)
Ms Jane Hearn (from 11 July 2005) |
Executive Assistant |
Mrs Donna Quintus-Bosz |
List of abbreviations
ASIO |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
ASIS |
Australian Secret Intelligence Service |
DIGO |
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation |
DIO |
Defence Intelligence Organisation |
DSD |
Defence Signal Directorate |
IGIS |
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security |
ISA |
Intelligence Services Act |
ONA |
Office of National Assessments |
List of recommendations
2 Reviews of the intelligence services
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that Item 64 of Schedule I be amended to remove the requirement that the Deputy Chair must be a Government member; and that section 17(5) be amended to read as follows:
If the Chair is not present at a deliberative meeting of the Committee or is absent for a prolonged period, the members present are to appoint a Government member to preside and the member so appointed may exercise, in relation to the meeting, any of the powers of the Chair.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that, as the regime moves from Ministerial direction to legislated Ministerial authority as proposed in Item 22, it should generally replicate the provisions of and have identical authorisation provisions to those that apply to ASIO.
Recommendation 3
The Committee recommends that the heading of Clause 3, Schedule I of the Intelligence Services Act be amended to include DIO, DIGO and ONA.