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Chapter 1
Introduction
Committee's duty to examine reports
1.1
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (the committee) has
a statutory duty to examine each annual report of the Australian Crime
Commission (ACC) under the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
Act 2010 (the Act).
1.2
This is the fourth time that the committee has examined the annual
report of the ACC since the widening of the committee's jurisdiction in 2010.
Subsection 7(1) of the Act includes the following functions of the committee in
relation to the ACC:
...(c) to examine each annual report
on the ACC and report to the Parliament on any matter appearing in, or arising
out of, any such annual report...[1]
Report under consideration
1.3
The ACC's Annual Report 2012-13 (the annual report) was presented to the
Minister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP, on 23 September 2013. It was tabled
in the Senate on 12 November 2013 and in the House of Representatives on
13 November 2013.
Examination of the annual report
1.4
In examining the ACC annual report, the committee held a public hearing
at Parliament House, Canberra on 5 March 2014. The witnesses who appeared
before the committee are listed in Appendix 1.
Structure of the committee report
1.5
The committee's report comprises the following chapters:
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Chapter 2 examines ACC compliance with annual report requirements
and trends in relation to serious and organised crime;
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Chapter 3 considers the methods that the ACC employs to measure
its performance and provides recommendations on improvements in relation to the
ACC's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); and
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Chapter 4 details the services, activities and initiatives undertaken
by the ACC under its programs.
Acknowledgements
1.6
The committee acknowledges the work of Mr John Lawler AM APM, previous
ACC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who retired on 16 October 2013. The
committee thanks Mr Lawler for his contributions and insights, informed by his
extensive experience in law enforcement agencies, provided throughout his
tenure.
1.7
The committee also acknowledges the cooperation of the ACC Acting CEO,
Mr Paul Jevtovic APM, and ACC officials who assisted the committee in
conducting this examination.
Note on references
1.8
References to the committee Hansard are to the proof Hansard.
Page numbers may vary between the proof and the official Hansard.
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