Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, ss. 7(1).

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1604.

[3]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 80—30 October 2014, p. 952.

[4]        Australian Federal Police, 'Andrew Colvin appointed as AFP Commissioner', Media release, 1 October 2014, www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2014/october/Media%20Release%20Andrew%20Colvin%20appointed%20as%20AFP%20Commissioner.aspx?source=rss, (accessed 1 September 2015).

Chapter 2 - Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2013-14

[1]        Australian Federal Police (AFP), Annual Report 2013-14, p. 12.

[2]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 12.

[3]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 3; AFP, Ministerial Direction, www.afp.gov.au/about-the-afp/governance/ministerial-direction, (accessed 11 September 2015)

[4]        Australian Federal Police Act 1979, s. 67.

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, 29 May 2014, www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/Requirements_for_Annual_Reports.pdf , (accessed 26 August 2015).

[6]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 215.

[7]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 14.

[8]        Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, pp 1–2.

[9]        Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 1.

[10]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 1.

[11]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 1.

[12]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 17.

[13]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 17.

[14]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 17.

[15]      Attorney-General's Department, Portfolio Budget Statements 2013-14, pp 149–150.

[16]      Attorney-General's Department, Portfolio Budget Statements 2014-15, p. 131.

[17]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 15.

[18]      Attorney-General's Department (AGD), Portfolio Budget Statements 2013-14, pp 149–150.

[19]      AGD, Portfolio Budget Statements 2014-15, p. 131.

[20]      AGD, Portfolio Budget Statements 2014-15, p. 132.

[21]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 31.

[22]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 31.

[23]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, p. 28; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 22.

[24]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 22.

[25]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 1.

[26]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 22.

[27]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 24.

[28]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 22.

[29]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 23.

[30]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 24.

[31]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 24.

[32]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 24.

[33]      The annual report notes that seizures of illicit drugs within the Drug Harm Index were estimated at 8 tonnes valued in Australian illicit markets at $2.3 billion. Further, the AFP estimates financial return from financial related crime investigations was $444 million. See: AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 25.

[34]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 25.

[35]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 25.

[36]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 25.

[37]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 53.

[38]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 14.

[39]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 35.

[40]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 35.

[41]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 41.

[42]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 50.

[43]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 50.

[44]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 52.

[45]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 52.

[46]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 52.

[47]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 52.

[48]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 52.

[49]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 7.

[50]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 53.

[51]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 53.

[52]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 54.

[53]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 55.

[54]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 55.

[55]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 55.

[56]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 30.

[57]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 30.

[58]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 30.

[59]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 2; See also: AFP, Answer to Question on Notice, (received 26 March 2015), p. 1.

[60]      AFP, Answer to Question on Notice, (received 26 March 2015), p. 1.

[61]      AFP, Answer to Question on Notice, (received 26 March 2015), p. 1.

[62]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 6.

[63]      Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, p. 2.

[64]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, p. 107; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[65]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[66]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, p. 107; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[67]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, pp 107–108; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[68]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, pp 107–108; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[69]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, pp 107–108; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[70]      AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 104.

[71]      AFP, Annual Report 2012-13, p. 208; AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 198.

Chapter 3 - Key issues and accountability

[1]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 3.

[2]        AFP, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. 15, (received 26 March 2015).

[3]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 3.

[4]        Mr Andrew Colvin, Commissioner, AFP, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2015, pp 9–10.

[5]        See: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2012-13, pp 19–20; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2011-12, pp 21–22; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the 2010-11 Annual Reports of the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police, pp 26–28.

[6]        Government Response to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the 2010-11 Annual Reports of the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police, September 2012, www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Law_Enforcement/Annual_Reports/2012/AFP/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/le_ctte/annual/2012/gov_response/gov_response.ashx, (accessed 31 August 2015).

[7]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 99.

[8]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 194.

[9]        AFP, Annual Report 2013-14, p. 194.

[10]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, www.ombudsman.gov.au/files/activities_under_part_v_08.pdf, (accessed 31 August 2015). Part V of the AFP Act governs professional standards and AFP conduct and practice issues.

[11]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 4.

[12]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 4.

[13]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 5.

[14]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 5.

[15]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 10.

[16]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 10.

[17]      Commonwealth Ombudsman and Law Enforcement Ombudsman, Annual Report on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, February 2015, p. 10.

[18]      See: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2012-13, pp 19–20; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2011-12, pp 21–22; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Examination of the 2010-11 Annual Reports of the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police, pp 26–28.

[19]      Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI), Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2013-14, p. 195.

[20]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 1, www.ombudsman.gov.au/files/Surveillance_devices_six_monthly_report_-_1_July_to_31_December_2014_-_March_2015_-_WEB_VERSION.pdf , (accessed 31 August 2015).

[21]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 7.

[22]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 7.

[23]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 2.

[24]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 2.

[25]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 2.

[26]      Surveillance Devices Act 2004, ss. 55(5).

[27]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 3.

[28]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 2.

[29]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 7.

[30]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[31]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[32]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[33]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[34]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[35]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[36]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[37]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, p. 8.

[38]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, pp 8–9.

[39]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, pp 8–9.

[40]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, March 2015, pp 8–9.

[41]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act, s. 10.

Chapter 4 - Changes to the Committee's oversight of the AFP

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 55—24 September 2014, p. 1487.

[2]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, October 2014, p. vix.

[3]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, October 2014, p. xv.

[4]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, October 2014, p. 80 (emphasis added).

[5]        Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, Revised explanatory memorandum, p. 180.

[6]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, ss. 7(2).

[7]        Council of Australian Governments (CoAG), Agreement on Counter-terrorism Laws, 25 June 2004, https://www.coag.gov.au/sites/default/files/IGA%20on%20Counter-Terrorism%20Laws.pdf (accessed 11 September 2015) p. 2.

[8]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, para. 7(1)(f).

[9]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Inquiry into financial related crime, AFP, Submission 6, p. 9.

[10]      ACC, Organised Crime in Australia 2015, May 2015, p. 7.

[11]      ACC, Organised Crime in Australia 2015, May 2015, p. 83.

[12]      Journals of the Senate, No. 61—28 October 2014, p. 1631.