Introduction
Duty to examine annual reports
1.1
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (the committee) has
a statutory duty to examine the annual report of the Australian Federal Police
(AFP) under the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010
(the Act). Subsection 7(1) of the Act includes a specific requirement for the
committee to report to Parliament on matters appearing in and arising out of
the annual reports of the AFP.[1]
Report under consideration
1.2
The AFP Annual Report 2014-15 (annual report) was presented to the Minister
for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP, on 16 October 2015. It was tabled in
the Senate[2]
and in the House of Representatives[3]
on 9 November 2015.
1.3
The committee's report into the annual report is divided into four chapters.
1.4
Chapter 2 examines issues related to the AFP's performance against its
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), together with an examination of its
financial statements and staffing profile.
1.5
Chapter 3 examines key law enforcement and accountability issues arising
in 2014-15, including the AFP's internal complaint handling performance and
issues arising from the Commonwealth Ombudsman's statutory responsibility to
oversee aspects of the work of the AFP.
1.6
Chapter discusses changes to the oversight of the AFP by the committee,
due to legislative amendments moved by the government as part of an overhaul of
national security arrangements.
Examination of the report
1.7
In examining the annual report, the committee held a public hearing at
Parliament House, Canberra on 3 February 2016. The witnesses who appeared
before the committee are listed in Appendix 1.
Acknowledgements
1.8
The committee acknowledges the cooperation of the AFP Commissioner, Mr Andrew
Colvin APM OAM, and other AFP officers who assisted the committee in conducting
its examination.
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