In accordance with paragraph 29(1)(ce) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 the Committee has commenced an inquiry into the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 which relates to the Organisation’s compulsory questioning powers.

Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act) establishes ASIO’s compulsory questioning powers. The Committee is reviewing the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025. The bill would make comprehensive reforms to the ASIO compulsory questioning powers framework.

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) commenced a review into Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.
Section 102.1A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 provides that the Committee may review a regulation which lists an organisation as a terrorist organisation at any time and report its comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament. The Committee aims to report before the end of the applicable disallowance period for each regulation. The disallowance period is 15 sitting days from the day the regulation is tabled in each House.

On 27 August 2025, the Attorney-General referred the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025 to the Committee for review and report. The Bill proposes to expand the jurisdictions of the key oversight bodies for the National Intelligence Community and to implement a range of other related measures.