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Appendix 6 59 Committee undertakings and recommendations in previous annual report examinations, 2007–2010.

Examinations of the Australian Crime Commission Annual Report New issues arising from this report (ACC) 2010–11 2010–11 2010–11 Controlled operations: the committee may make further comment on the process used to extend controlled operations beyond three months, including where a significant alteration occurs, following the release of the Ombudsman's 2011–12 inspection report.
Security breaches: the committee will continue to assess the ACC's ongoing efforts to minimise the risk posed by security breaches.

Qualitative performance assessment: the committee may take evidence from state and territory partner agencies in subsequent annual report examinations in order to determine the contribution made by the developing understanding of serious and organised crime in Australia, and the effectiveness of its coercive powers.
investigations, the ACC joint in Issues arising from previous reports Year raised Issue Status in 2010–11 report 2009–10 2009–10 The committee noted a potential need for further review of the controlled operations regime to ensure an it effective tool in the fight against serious and organised crime in a criminal evolving rapidly environment.
remains that the While the majority of complaints the ACC were not against substantiated, committee encouraged the ACC to continue to exercise diligence the handling of complaints against the agency.

in process, which The ACC, AGD and Ombudsman to determine an have sought the agreed committee will assess following the the 2011–12 inspection report.

No significant have legislative occurred.

amendments release of One of seven finalised complaints was substantiated since 2006.
60 2008–09 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 that the ACC and from it The committee noted to would like increase, encourage, state and secondments territory police forces.

The committee expressed a view that secondments be encouraged on the basis that they intelligence provide enhanced jurisdictional sharing cooperation.

should and The committee observed that the ACC is committed to improving its intelligence and information systems, as evidenced by the significant upgrades to ACID.
The committee commended the ACC for proactively working with partner agencies to address the issue of information sharing through ACID during 2007-08 and undertook to continue to monitor this issue.

urged committee The the government to ensure that the ACC is able to continue its important work in national and international forums on precursor chemicals and other matters, by providing ongoing funding for these forums.

The number of seconded staff in 2010–11 decreased to 82, from 86 in 2009–10.
The largest source of secondees was Victoria Police.

54 per cent of secondees were funded by the ACC, 23 per cent by partner agencies and 22 per cent taskforce arrangements.

through The availability of ACID and ALEIN in 2010–11 was greater than 99 per cent.

A working partner development of the system.

group agencies including guides In 2010–11, 1.6 million new data items were entered the system.
into in report Pages 108–11 of the 2010–11 indicate ACC annual informing activity precursor understanding The chemical committee received no specific or evidence the international subject.

of diversion.

national on forums about to The committee encouraged the consider government alternative arrangements to allow the Northern Territory Police, or appropriate agency, to take the lead on the National Indigenous Intelligence Task Force.
The ACC continues to support the 53 taskforce, examinations and issuing 158 notices to produce documents.

undertaking 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 ACC's The committee undertook to continue to monitor changes to investigations, the operations taskforces, and including the discontinuation, or changes to the scope, of any determination.
The committee undertook to continue to monitor the impact of budgetary constraints on the ACC's capacity to perform its in functions effectively, and particular the impact on organisation's ability to combat specific groups criminal including OMCGs.

the The committee undertook to continue to monitor the decline in seconded staff.

The committee recommended that the Australian Government expedite the process to include the Commissioner of Taxation as a full member of the Australian Crime Commission Board.
61 A full account of investigations, taskforces operations and board contributing determinations is provided in the 2010–11 annual report.

Chapter 2 includes a list of determinations.

to As discussed in Chapter 2, the ACC's budget continues to be subject government's the to efficiency dividend.

As described above, the number of secondees declined in 2010–11.
of 2010, February In the Taxation Commissioner became a full member of the ACC Board, attending a committee roundtable on unexplained wealth with other Board members in March 2012.

2007–08 The committee undertook to monitor the 'pilot review' of anti- corruption measures in both the ACC and AFP.

ACLEI completed this review in 2008–09, finding that key integrity policies and practices were in the values based place and strategies were well-directed, reflecting contemporary thinking on integrity design.
62 2007–08 2007–08 for recommended The committee that the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Commission Law Enforcement Integrity develop a practice to ensure publication of corruption or possible corruption matters in an appendix of Australian Crime Commission in a annual reports manner which will neither compromise current investigations nor the reputations of individuals facing allegations.
is done annual 2010–11 The report continues a pattern of describing the nature of corruption issues without identifying details.

For example, the report describes two internally identified issues, one relating to an allegation of fraud, and another relating to disclosure of information.

The remainder are described in the same manner as complaints against the agency.

This recommendation was given effect by the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2011.
The committee recommended that the Australian Government review existing arrangements for the suspension and dismissal of Commonwealth law enforcement agency employees believed on reasonable grounds to have engaged in serious misconduct or the and corruption, Government as take appropriate, bearing in mind the need to respect the rights of employees.
that action 63 Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report Issues arising from this report 2010–11 2010–11 2010–11 The committee is concerned at the apparent deterioration in the average amount of time taken to finalise complaints and will continue to monitor this situation.

The committee recommended that the average amount of time taken to finalise complaints be reported for each category in future annual reports.
The committee undertook to examine ACLEI's statistics for 2011–12 to assess the impact of measures taken by the AFP to increase the completion rate of internal corruption investigations.

Issues arising from previous report Year raised Issue Status in 2010–11 report 2009–10 2009–10 2009–10 committee noted intention the The to government's consolidate for new funding policy initiatives into the AFP's base funding and undertook to monitor this in future years.
The committee under took to assess performance in relation to the drug harm index.

The committee undertook monitor complaint issues in future years.

to handling The committee has not received evidence enabling it to assess this issue, but notes that the sum of new budget measures announced in 2010–11 is $120 million over four years.

While the drug harm index is no longer a KPI, the index was more than double the previous year, over $1 billion.

Please see discussion in Chapter 3.