The information presented to the Committee can be summarised as follows. Most sexual offences against children are committed by their relatives and neighbours who are not paedophiles in the strict sense of the term and who do not operate in any organised or networked way. While very small paedophile-support groups operated openly in Australia in the 1980s, there is no evidence that they currently do so.
Many paedophiles offend in isolation.
There is no evidence of any commercial production of illegal child pornography in Australia. Most of the current illegal material that undoubtedly is possessed by many paedophiles appears to be made by them, obtained by informal trading of home-made material amongst paedophiles assisted by informal networking, or obtained from overseas. There is no evidence of any current organised promotion or arrangement of tours by Australian paedophiles to overseas destinations known to be attractive to them. However, informal networking among paedophiles may assist some tourists going overseas to commit paedophile offences. The Committee further recommends that similar steps be taken in relation to the personnel of non-government aid and other organisations funded in whole or in part by the Australian Government.