List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.182
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government resource the Office of National Intelligence to consider the potential scope of a shared psychological support service for all National Intelligence Community agencies to access for mental health support of staff.
2.183
This shared service could be scoped in line with potential study support for psychology post-graduate students to become clinical practitioners within the support service upon completion of the supported study.

Recommendation 2

2.188
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government investigate the establishment of a staff support advice Ombudsman service for access by employees of all National Intelligence Community agencies.

Recommendation 3

2.196
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government investigate the creation of a mechanism to enable National Intelligence Community agencies to apply to have an individual who lodges persistent and repeated applications and appeals for access to historical ‘open access’ material under the Archives Act 1983 to be declared vexatious. This mechanism could be created in similar terms to those provided under Part VIII, Division 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
2.197
Alternately, if the above is not supported, then the Committee recommends that additional resourcing be provided to National Intelligence Community agencies that identify these issues in Budget bids, to address ongoing and persistent applications and appeals.

Recommendation 4

4.37
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government resource the Office of National Intelligence to conduct an enterprise-wide review of lessons learned from the initial and ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the next 18 months. This review should then be provided to all National Intelligence Community agencies for consideration, development and implementation.
4.38
A copy of the full classified review report should be provided to the Committee for information and consideration during the relevant Administration and Expenditure Review in which its conclusion falls.

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About this inquiry

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under Section 29(1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the ASIO, ASIS, AGO, DIO, ASD and ONI.