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Chapter 1
IntroductionCommittee's duty to examine 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).
1.2
Subsection 7(1) of the Act includes the following functions of the
committee in relation to the AFP:
...(f) to examine each annual report of the AFP 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 AFP Annual Report 2012-13 (annual report) was presented to the Minister
for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP, on 1 October 2013. It was tabled in the
Senate on 12 November 2013 and in the House of Representatives on 13 November
2013. Examination of the report
1.4
In examining the annual report, the committee held a public hearing at
Parliament House, Canberra on 26 February 2014. The witnesses who appeared
before the committee are listed in Appendix 1. Acknowledgements
1.5
The committee acknowledges the cooperation of the AFP Commissioner, Mr Tony
Negus APM, and other AFP officers who assisted the committee in conducting its
examination.
1.6
The committee takes this opportunity to thank Commissioner Negus, who
will conclude his 32-year AFP career on 7 September 2014. The committee
congratulates Commissioner Negus on his long and distinguished law enforcement
career. Note on references
1.7
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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