Chapter 1

[1]        House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, No. 99—15 February 2018, p. 1387.   

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 87— 15 February 2018, p. 2739; Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 2 of 2018, 15 February 2018, p. [3].

[3]        The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister, 'Independent Intelligence Review', Media Release, 7 November 2016.

[4]        Commonwealth of Australia, 2017 Independent Intelligence Review, June 2017, p. 11.

[5]        Commonwealth of Australia, 2017 Independent Intelligence Review, June 2017, p. 8.

[6]        Renamed ASD in May 2013.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM),[ p. 3].

[8]        EM, [p. 3].

[9]        The Hon Michael McCormack MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 February 2018, p. 12.

[10]      EM, [p.4].

[11]      Currently the joint responsibility of the Attorney-General and the Minister for Defence.

[12]      Submission 1, p. 4.

[13]      EM, pp. [2–3]. CERT was established in 2010 as the national computer emergency response team, and is the primary government contact point for major Australian businesses in relation to matters involving cyber security.

[14]      EM, pp. [10, 20, 24].

[15]      Submission 1, p. 4.

[16]      Mr Mark Ablong, Acting Deputy Secretary Strategic Policy and Intelligence, Department of Defence, Proof Estimates Hansard, 28 February 2018, pp. 54–55.

[17]      Proof Estimates Hansard, 28 February 2018, p. 55.

[18]      Submission 1, p. 4.

[19]      Submission 1, p. 4.

[20]      Submission 2, pp. 1–2.

[21]      EM, p. [11].

[22]      EM, p. [11].

[23]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[24]      Submission 4, p. 7.

[25]      Submission 4, p. 7.

[26]      EM, p. [11].

[27]      Submission 1, p. 5.

[28]      Submission 4, pp. 7–8.

[29]      EM, pp. [2–3].

[30]      Submission 1, pp. 7–8.

[31]      Submission 1, p. 8.

[32]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[33]      Submission 3, p. 3.

[34]      Submission 4, p. 4.

[35]      Submission 1, p. 8.

[36]      EM, p. [14].

[37]      EM, p. [3].

[38]      EM, p. [3].

[39]      Submission 1, p. 6.

[40]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[41]      Submission 3, pp. 1–2.

[42]      Submission 3, p. 5.

[43]      Submission 5, p. 5.

[44]      Submission 3, p. 5.

[45]      Submission 3, p. 5.

[46]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[47]      EM, p. [25].

[48]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[49]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[50]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[51]      Submission 1, p. 6.

[52]      Submission 1, p. 6.

[53]      Submission 1, p. 7.