Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

A watching brief: the nature, scope and appropriateness of ASIO'S public reporting activities

The Committee tabled its report on ASIO's public reporting activities on Monday, 4 September 2000.

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Summary - Presiding Member's foreword, recommendations (PDF)

Front pages (PDF)

Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF)

Chapter 2 - ASIO and its accountability (PDF)

Chapter 3 - ASIO's current public reporting (PDF)

Chapter 4 - Archived ASIO files (PDF)

Appendices - Submissions, witnesses at public hearing. (PDF)

Report tabling: Media Release (PDF format)

Submissions

Transcript