List of recommendations

2.76The Committee recommends that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide it with an update on the status of projects planned or commenced in response to the Australian National Audit Office’s findings, including progress of implementing the recommendations, by the end of August 2023.

2.84The Committee recommends that the Australian Government publish a formal response to the 2021 Halton review into national hotel quarantine arrangements.

2.89The Committee recommends that the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C), in its 2023 review of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework, incorporate human rights considerations in the framework, and outline measures to ensure that any crisis response limiting or restricting human rights is necessary, reasonable and proportionate. PM&C should also require relevant entities to update their entity-level crisis management policies and plans to reflect this change.

2.91The Committee recommends that the Auditor-General consider undertaking a performance audit of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework and include within the audit scope whether the updated framework adequately reflects lessons learned from COVID-19.

Julian Hill MP

Chair

23 March 2023