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 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Australian Signals Directorate (ASD–formerly the Defence Signals Directorate), Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO–formerly the Defence Imagery Geospatial Organisation) and the Office of National Assessments (ONA).
This inquiry lapsed when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security ceased to exist at the dissolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Monday 09 May 2016. Submissions cannot be received.