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Role of the Committee

The Committee is established under Part III of the Australian Crime Commissions Act 2002. Section 55 of the Act sets out the Committee's duties as follows:

1. The duties of the Committee are:
   1. to monitor and to review the performance by the Authority of its functions;
   2. to report to both Houses of the Parliament, with such comments as it thinks fit, upon any matter appertaining to the Authority or connected with the performance of its functions to which, in the opinion of the Committee, the attention of the Parliament should be directed;
   3. to examine each annual report of the Authority and report to the Parliament on any matter appearing in, or arising out of, any such annual report;
   4. to examine trends and changes in criminal activities, practices and methods and report to both Houses of the Parliament any change which the Committee thinks desirable to the functions, structure, powers and procedures of the Authority; and
   5. to inquire into any question in connection with its duties which is referred to it by either House of the Parliament, and to report to that House upon that question.
2. Nothing in this Part authorizes the Committee:
   1. to investigate a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity; or
   2. to reconsider the findings of the Authority in relation to a particular investigation.

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3419
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5866
Email:	acc.committee@aph.gov.au

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