ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–2014

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Table of Contents

Director-General’s review vii The year at a glance xiii Guide to the report xiv ASIO’s role and functions xv Organisational structure xv

Par t 1 The security environment and outlook...... 1 Terrorism 2 Espionage and clandestine foreign interference 5 Communal violence and violent protest 8 Border integrity 10

Par t 2 Program performance...... 11 Outcome 1 12 Security intelligence analysis and advice 13 Protective security advice 25 Security intelligence investigations and capabilities 28 Foreign intelligence collection in Australia 34

Par t 3 Outcomes and highlights...... 35

Par t 4 ASIO and accountability...... 39 Attorney-General 40 Parliamentary oversight 41 Independent oversight 44 Legal assurance and capability protection 50 Internal audits and fraud control 56 Security in ASIO 57

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Par t 5 Corporate management...... 59 Corporate strategy and governance 60 Outreach 67 People 69 Property 78 Financial services 79 Information and technology services 80

Part 6 Financial statements...... 81

Par t 7 Appendices and indices...... 133 Appendix A 134 Appendix B 135 Appendix C 136 Appendix D 137 Appendix E 139 Appendix F 141 Appendix G 142 Compliance index 144 Additional ASIO reporting requirements (under the ASIO Act) 148 Glossary 149 Index 151

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Director-General’s review

ASIO’s mission is to identify and Terrorism investigate threats to security and provide The increased terrorist threat has a range advice to protect Australia, its people and of drivers, but chief among these is the its interests in Australia and overseas. Syrian conflict, which has now spread to Iraq. It has attracted would-be fighters The security environment and terrorists from around the world and provided an environment in which Australia currently faces a concerning, extremism, in its most abhorrent form, has challenging and volatile security both spread and flourished. A substantial environment. This is ASIO’s assessment number of Australians are in Syria and Iraq based on intelligence ASIO collects, training and fighting with anti-government intelligence ASIO receives from others, groups. Most of these individuals have and all other available information. It takes gravitated to the most extreme groups, into account a spread of international Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic State of Iraq tensions, an increase in the range and and the Levant. intensity of threats, and the difficulties Australia faces in responding to them. At the end of the reporting period, ASIO Australia is subject to significant and was aware of 14 Australians who had increasing threats simultaneously died in Syria and Iraq during this conflict. from both terrorism and clandestine This included the first known Australian or deceptive activity by foreign powers, suicide bomber in Syria, in September occurring against a backdrop of significant 2013. (In July 2014, shortly after the geopolitical uncertainty. reporting period, another Australian conducted a suicide bombing near a Shia mosque in Iraq.) These events demonstrate one of ASIO’s primary concerns with Australians travelling overseas to train and fight with extremist groups—that these individuals will undertake activities overseas causing death and injury.

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 ASIO is also concerned that individuals It is important to recognise that in Australia will be inspired by the Syria is only one part of the picture. conflict in Syria to commit terrorism here. Terrorist threats emanating from Returnees from the conflict are likely to elsewhere persist, from the Middle-East be radicalised and to have the knowledge, to Africa to South and South-East Asia. experience and networks to conduct a Australia must remain alert to moves by mass casualty attack in Australia or other organisations such as al-Qa‘ida and its Western countries. They are also likely to many franchises to undertake attacks have increased influence over vulnerable in the West or against Western interests, youth. We have already seen returnees including Australian interests, in other from Syria and Iraq undertake attacks in parts of the world. Other jihadist Europe. A significant proportion of those organisations not affiliated with al-Qa‘ida returning to Australia from fighting or but sharing its willingness to use violence training in Afghanistan in the early 2000s to achieve their objectives are also active became involved in terrorist planning here, and have links into Australia. And politically and recruited and encouraged others motivated violence from sources other who had not travelled to join them in than jihadists also persists, from time to their plots. We are concerned that time involving Australians or touching history will repeat itself in Australia. on Australia’s interests.

It could also affect us overseas. The flood To protect Australia from these threats, of foreign fighters into Syria comes from ASIO has worked closely with law many parts of the world, including many enforcement, intelligence and other from our region. The impact of this on the partners to identify and disrupt extremist threat to Australian interests overseas is to activity in Australia and to discourage increase the potential for terrorist violence and prevent Australians from travelling from those returning to their home overseas to train and fight with extremist countries or those inspired by events in groups. The reporting period saw a the Middle-East. Any such violence could substantial increase in the number of be indiscriminate or, in some places, adverse security assessments ASIO issued could be specifically directed at in relation to Australian passports; this Australians or Australian interests. increase is almost entirely attributable to the Syrian conflict. ASIO works closely Events in Syria and Iraq have also with the community in addressing contributed to increased tensions the issue of home-grown terrorism. between communities in Australia with ASIO also contributed to the government’s links to those countries. This has led countering violent extremism strategy by to occasional instances of communal identifying and diverting people at risk of violence. ASIO has worked in cooperation violent extremism. with communities and with other Australian Government agencies to try to mitigate these tensions.

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Espionage and clandestine Appropriate and effective disclosure laws foreign interference are important to ensure that improper conduct within government—including ASIO’s understanding of the threat from within intelligence agencies—is investigated clandestine activity by foreign powers and dealt with. ASIO welcomes the directed against Australia has increased enactment of the Public Interest Disclosure over the past year, and the situation Act 2013, which came into effect in here is worse than previously thought. January 2014 and provides appropriate Harmful acts of clandestine or deceptive protection against the unauthorised foreign activity against Australian disclosure of intelligence information. interests continued throughout the reporting period. These utilised both But continued unauthorised disclosures of ‘traditional’ methods of spying and foreign sensitive information during the reporting interference, and ‘cyber’ means. The scale period have highlighted the threat posed and complexity of the challenge posed by by self-motivated malicious insiders. this activity demand sustained attention Governments are entitled to hold secrets from both government and industry. and individuals with privileged access to The compromise of sensitive Australian those secrets have obligations to protect Government and business information them. In addition to its investigative has adverse consequences for Australia’s response to unauthorised disclosures, national security. ASIO worked closely ASIO works with partners to identify and with business, government and key address personnel security policy issues intelligence partners to counter the arising from such events. threat posed by these insidious attacks.

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Outlook ASIO necessarily conducts most of its work in the background, away from The challenges Australia faces from public attention. However, as a result of terrorism and clandestine foreign activity developments in the security environment will persist. The impact of the conflicts in during the reporting period, ASIO’s work Syria and Iraq will be felt in Australia for has been subject to particularly sustained many years to come, including through public commentary and speculation. instances of communal violence and in ASIO has increased its public engagement the potential for Australians—including to match the current level of public interest lone actors—inspired by the conflicts in its activities. ASIO’s public commentary to engage in terrorism here or against aims to explain the Organisation’s role Australia’s interests overseas. and to clarify misconceptions about the Foreign clandestine targeting of Australian Organisation’s activities and its legislated government and business information powers. That said, it is not appropriate will also persist, as will the threat from the for ASIO to comment on each and every actions of malicious insiders. Australia’s item of public speculation or sometimes defence will be multidimensional and fanciful conspiracy theory relating to its will include raising awareness of the work. ASIO adheres to the rule of law and consequences for individuals who betray operates under not just a strict legislative the trust associated with access to highly regime, but also comprehensive oversight sensitive government information. and accountability regimes. It engages transparently with those oversight and accountability mechanisms established A security service to provide public reassurance of the in a democracy legality and propriety of ASIO’s actions. The role of a security intelligence ASIO fulfils an essential role in our system organisation is to identify and assess of government, helping protect Australians possible threats to national security and Australian interests from attempts or to the lives and safety of Australians to do us harm or cause us disadvantage. in sufficient time and with sufficient In doing so, it contributes to a safe and accuracy to prevent such threats secure environment in which the nation, eventuating. Our work is predictive and individuals and our democratic institutions advisory—an exercise in informing risk can operate freely and prosper. Such a management and enabling government security service, operating under not to take preventative actions. We also just a strict legislative regime but provide assessments, drawing on also comprehensive oversight and our understanding of the security accountability frameworks, helps us environment, that help inform decision maintain a society in which, as Justice making, policy setting and the taking Hope said, ‘public safety and individual of action by others to ensure they are liberty sustain each other’. based on the best possible foundation of knowledge.

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Funding and In early August 2014 the Prime Minister, financial performance the Hon. Tony Abbott MP, announced additional funding for ASIO and other Over the last several years, ASIO has counter-terrorism agencies as part of the absorbed a number of additional government’s response to the increased functions and activities, while funding terrorism threat facing Australia. has remained steady. To accommodate The additional resources will increase this, ASIO has undertaken a range of intelligence officer, analyst and technical efficiency measures—including cessation specialist numbers, strengthening or reduction of a number of security the Organisation’s human intelligence functions, an organisational restructure, collection, technical collection, a reduction in ASIO’s overseas presence surveillance, investigation and assessment and a reduction in the number of Senior capabilities, as well as liaison with Executive Level and Executive Level Australia’s national security community staff—in an effort to maximise the use and ASIO’s counterpart security agencies of its appropriation. But the increased overseas. While no amount of resourcing complexity and severity of security can provide the government with absolute threats facing Australia, as well as certainty that all future terrorist attacks their persistence into the medium and will be identified and prevented, the long-term, mean ASIO has now sought proposed additional resourcing will additional resourcing to provide a level allow ASIO to build and sustain the of assurance to government that it can capabilities required to give government a continue to respond adequately to considerably greater level of assurance in these threats. relation to the long-term terrorism threat facing Australia. However, resourcing pressures will remain in relation to the Organisation’s non-counter-terrorism focused areas.

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Challenges to capability With the support of the Parliament of Australia in giving ASIO the capabilities The complexity and diversity of threats it needs, I believe ASIO will be well placed faced led to a heightened operational to protect Australia from current and tempo over the reporting period and future threats. increased demands on ASIO’s capabilities. The demands were further compounded I trust this report will provide some insight by the challenges of the increasingly into the work of the nameless people complex technical environment in of ASIO, who are to be commended for which ASIO operates, and of legislation their conscientious professionalism in that has not kept pace with significant the support of national security and the technological change. safety and lives of their fellow Australians. This is my final annual report as The legislative framework under which Director-General of Security. I should ASIO operates was largely enacted more like to express my gratitude and than 30 years ago; it is in the process of appreciation to the staff of ASIO, being modernised to maintain pace with and to all others who have helped the exponential increase in technological and supported me in my time change since that time. Amendments with the Organisation. such as streamlining ASIO’s warrant-based intelligence collection powers, introducing a special intelligence operations scheme David Irvine and requiring the retention of data by Director-General of Security telecommunications providers are critical for ASIO to maintain its ability to provide an appropriate level of security assurance for Australia. The National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014, introduced into parliament outside the reporting period, proposes to put in place some of these mechanisms; it has been referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security for inquiry and report.

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 The year at a glance

Outcomes and achievements

During the reporting period, ASIO: ▶▶ implemented an internal framework ▶▶ initiated and continued security for current and former public officials investigations into terrorism, to make a public interest disclosure espionage, foreign interference, regarding ASIO, consistent with the communal violence and border Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 integrity threats ▶▶ reviewed proposed draft legislation ▶▶ issued adverse security assessments and subordinate rules and regulations in relation to 45 passports to ensure a smooth transition from (compared to 18 in 2012–13) the previous accountability regime (under the Financial Management and ▶▶ completed the following Accountability Act 1997) to the new security assessments: regime under the Public Governance, ▶▶ 27 149 visa security assessments Performance and Accountability ▶▶ 159 288 counter-terrorism security legislation assessments ▶▶ completed 532 requests for ASIO ▶▶ 23 522 personnel security records, requiring 56 261 pages assessments to be examined ▶▶ provided assistance and advice in ▶▶ reviewed and redeveloped ASIO’s relation to over 50 litigation matters employment relations framework ▶▶ increased the security awareness of ▶▶ implemented the ASIO Professional the private sector through briefings, Conduct and Behaviour Strategy and publicly accessible reports and reviewed the Organisation’s Values bilateral meetings and Code of Conduct to ensure ASIO maintains a professional, ethical and high-performing workforce.

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Guide to the report

of Australia, within 20 sitting days of The Director-General of Security provides receipt. That unclassified version is an annual report to the Attorney-General the Report to Parliament. on the activities of ASIO in accordance with section 94(1) of the Australian Security The Report to Parliament is an essential Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (the ASIO component of ASIO’s accountability Act). As stipulated in section 94(3) of the framework. Importantly, it allows ASIO ASIO Act, the Attorney-General is required to communicate information regarding to table an unclassified version of that its work to its partners and the report, in each House of the Parliament Australian public.

The Overview provides the Director-General of Security’s review of the 2013–14 Part security environment, describes the role and functions of ASIO and illustrates the organisational structure.

Part 1 summarises the current state of the security environment and how ASIO 1 expects the environment to evolve.

Part 2 reports on ASIO’s performance in protecting Australia, its people and its 2 interests from threats to security, through intelligence collection, assessment and advice to government. The report informs parliament about the performance of ASIO against the outcomes and deliverables set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2013–14.

Part 3 is a detailed report of ASIO’s performance and operations against the 3 outcome of protecting Australia, its people and its interests from threats to security. This part carries a national security classification of Top Secret and is excised by the Attorney-General in its entirety from the unclassified version of the report, as unauthorised disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the security of the Australian Government.

Part 4 explains ASIO’s ministerial, parliamentary, independent and legislative 4 oversight provisions and describes ASIO’s accountability mechanisms, providing information on a range of audits and reviews to which ASIO has contributed.

Part 5 provides information regarding ASIO’s corporate strategy and governance 5 arrangements, including the key highlights of the corporate services within ASIO. 6 Part 6 details ASIO’s audited financial statements for the 2013–14 financial year. Part 7 is a set of appendices and indices regarding ASIO’s finances, 7 resources and activities, as required by a range of legislation.

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Section 17E of the ASIO Act also authorises ASIO’s role ASIO to obtain foreign intelligence within and functions Australia, under warrant, on matters related to national security, at the request of the Minister for Defence ASIO is responsible for protecting Australia, or the Minister for Foreign Affairs. its people and its interests from threats to security, through intelligence collection In investigating and responding to and assessment and by providing advice threats to security, ASIO works closely to ministers, Commonwealth and state with a range of stakeholders, including authorities and other approved entities. members of the Australian Intelligence Community, law enforcement agencies, The ASIO Act defines ‘security’ as the government departments, industry and protection of Australia and its citizens from: members of the public. This engagement ▶▶ espionage includes providing protective security ▶▶ sabotage advice to industry and communicating ▶▶ politically motivated violence and cooperating with relevant authorities of foreign countries, as approved by the ▶▶ the promotion of communal violence Attorney-General. ▶▶ attacks on Australia’s defence systems ▶▶ acts of foreign interference ▶▶ serious threats to Australia’s territorial and border integrity. Organisational The ASIO Act also defines ‘security’ as including the carrying out of Australia’s structure responsibilities to any foreign country in relation to the above matters. ASIO has maintained a structure of eight divisions, following a close to a quarter As authorised by the ASIO Act, ASIO reduction in the Senior Executive Service is responsible for providing security during the previous reporting period. assessments regarding: ASIO further refined its organisational ▶▶ people seeking entry to Australia structure in this reporting period by ▶▶ people seeking access to classified combining its operational and support material and designated functions into two groups under each security-controlled areas. Deputy Director-General.

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 ASIO’s organisational structure as at 30 June 2014

David Irvine Director-General of Security

Deputy Director-General

office of the internal audit senior executive

Counter- Espionage Technical Corporate information and Capabilities and security

First Assistant Assistant First Interference Director-General

Counter- IT TELE- Espionage and INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS internal

Assistant Assistant INTERCEPTION security Interference A SERVICES CAPABILITIES Director-General tele- Counter- Business Resource Espionage and Information communications Services and Information Management Interference B Operations

Counter- Espionage and Information technical Human Interference C services OPERATIONS Resources

Tele- CYBER Espionage communication Property sector security

Data Exploitation Capabilities

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 David Irvine Director-General of Security

Deputy Director-General office of the senior executive state and territory managers

Office of Security Operational COUNTER- Legal Advice and Capabilities TERRORISM CounSel Assessments

Security National Assessments, strategic Counter- counter- surveillance Employment and advice and Terrorism Terrorism Commercial Law engagemenT Operations CONTrol centre

Legislation, Warrants and National Threat OPERATIONS Assessment New South MIDDLE EAST SERVICES technical Wales and AFRICA capabilities Centre

VISA SECURITY LITIGATION ASSESSMENTS and Travel VICTORIA ASIA intelligence

Operations Counsel and capability central protection

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 Part1 1 The security environment and outlook

‘The role of a security intelligence organisation is to identify and assess possible threats to national security or to the lives and safety of Australians in sufficient time and with sufficient accuracy to prevent such threats eventuating.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security 2013 Sir Zelman Cowen Oration, Australian Institute of Public Affairs, 1 October 2013

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 1 1 The Security Environment and Outlook Terrorism ‘apostates’ and non-Muslims from Muslim from ‘apostates’ non-Muslims and They are also in agreement on the need to need the on in agreement are also They threat to Australia, terrorist principal The All share the view that Western countries, countries, that Western view All share the Australians and Australian interests interests Australian and Australians Australia have provided support and and support have provided Australia (ISIL), to sometimes and that are separate and Australian interests as legitimate as interests Australian and al-Qa‘ida, its affiliates and like-minded affiliates and like-minded al-Qa‘ida, its and recruited new supporters to the to the supporters new recruited and legitimateare notonly necessary and in Australia attacks that terrorist and comes from those who adhere to aviolent adhere who those from comes groups and from organisations, such as as such organisations, from and groups encouragement to overseas extremists extremists to overseas encouragement terrorist to or receive of jihadist theatres Australian continue the to shape use terrorist and other violence to achieve to achieve violence other and terrorist use Overseas influences and events events and influences Overseas sometimes in conflict but are united in but in conflict sometimes security environment. Australians have Australians environment. security Australia Australia view who and jihadist ideology jihadist cause. jihadist ruled by extremists in accordance with in accordance with extremists by ruled an Islamic lands state establishing and of driving having an ultimate objective that are doctrines and of groups range multidimensional complex. and threat is the So obligatory. also but is a worldwide phenomenon involving a phenomenon is aworldwide al-Qa‘ida axis. al-Qa‘ida axis. the with in conflict Australia, are enemies of Islam are enemies Australia, including their deviant interpretation of Islam. deviant interpretation their jihadist movement The attack. for targets that objective. The threat comes from from threat comes The that objective. Levant Levant Islamic the and the State of Iraq training, while others who remained in remained who while others training, in to fight anumber overseas travelled 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 2

Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL. Recruiters for for Recruiters ISIL. and Jabhat al-Nusra The number of Australians training and training and of Australians number The At the end of the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting of the end the At a critical and defining moment in the in defining the and moment a critical Iraq increased across the reporting reporting the across increased Iraq and and extreme jihadist groups, including jihadist groups, extreme and apocalyptical struggles preceding the the preceding struggles apocalyptical aspirations to undertake attacks in attacks to undertake aspirations Syria. Others without such personal personal such without Others Syria. Syria. Some Australians who have who Australians Some Syria. gravitated towards the most violent violent most towards the gravitated individuals had of these Iraq—most or Islamic State. name to the changed its Syria in Syria conflicts in the involved groups Lebanon and and Lebanon with links personal or establishment of a caliphate a of and establishment final caliphate. the of establishment On 29 June 2014On 29 June the ISIL declared Of these jihad theatres, by far the most most the far by jihad theatres, these Of significant over the past year has been year has been past the over significant jihadist struggle, particularly given the the given particularly jihadist struggle, English language skills and Western English language Western and skills dramatically with an offensive by ISIL an offensive with dramatically JuneDuring 2014 expanded conflict the links nevertheless see this conflict as as conflict this see nevertheless links period and is at an unprecedented level. level. is at and an unprecedented period backgrounds—such as Australians—as Australians—as as backgrounds—such responded to the conflict share familial conflict to the responded fighting with, or otherwise assisting, assisting, otherwise or with, fighting Iraq. Iraq. western and in northern forces of location the as in Islamic prophecy al-Sham of (Greater Syria) identification the West. West. the these jihadist groups view fighters with with fighters view jihadist groups these valuable, particularly in the context of context in the valuable, particularly Syria in fighting training Syria or were who Australians aware of approximatelywas 60

The extent of direct involvement of involvement of direct extent The The disruption of travel through means through of travel disruption The The travel of Australians to take part to part take of Australians travel The ASIO works with local and overseas overseas and local with works ASIO Australians in violence has also increased increased has also in violence Australians Australia will be commensurably greater. will commensurably be Australia Australia who have not travelled, will have not travelled, who Australia across the reporting period. The first first The period. reporting the across and it is likely the future consequences for for consequences future itis likelyand the in Syria in occurred an Australian are greater than in previous conflicts, conflicts, are greater in than previous also involves those who do not travel nottravel do who those involves also September 2013. suicide A second bombing conducted by an Australian was carried out out carried was an Australian by conducted groups, and jihadist sympathisers in jihadist sympathisers and groups, who Australians methods. and objectives such as passport cancellation is one is cancellation one passport as such seen as part of a broader problem that problem of abroader part as seen likely to engage in activities prejudicial likely to engagein activities of individuals travel to the disrupt partners Iraq. in Iraq. murder of civilians prisoners and in the involved likely directly to have been are also Australians period. reporting known suicideknown bombing by conducted much public attention, but it should be be itshould but publicmuch attention, members of one or other of the extremist extremist of the other or of one members as Syrian conflict in the have participated jihadist support and are radicalised but both domestically and internationally and domestically both athreat to Australia’spresent security in Iraq in Julyin 2014, Iraq the outside just international obligation not to export international notto export obligation Iraq has attracted has attracted Iraq Syriaand in jihad in involved both in travel and local support support local and in travel both involved to take part in foreign incursions. in incursions. foreign to part take of political forms other or terrorism has an Australia nationalto security. violence—it is an offence for Australians Australians isfor an offence violence—it well into the future. The numbers numbers well The into future. the obligatons. those meet can Australia way

Afghanistan returnees who who returnees nine Afghanistan The Pakistan to fight or or to fight Pakistan or Afghanistan Australia, 19 continued to engagein continued 19 Australia, Australian citizens continue to citizens materiallyAustralian by in engaged or engaged Australians Pakistan. These locations locations These Pakistan. and Afghanistan of violent cause to join the Australians and, potentially,and, to target plotting activities of security concern and nine and concern of security activities also readily pose a threat to Australians a threat to Australians readily pose also and its affiliates and environments affiliatesenvironments and its and 30 Australians who travelled to travelled who Australians 30 Syria is not the only source of threat. of threat. source only Syria is notthe engaged in attack planning in Australia in attack engaged cause and to motivate them to act. to act. them to and motivate cause capacity the and community extremist attack in terrorist involved were of those Of the 25 of these who returned to returned who of these 25 the Of radicalisation, training training to radicalisation, conducive havens al-Qa‘ida for continue to provide some that persuades message extremist security from such individuals comes individuals comes such from security terrorism in terrorism participate directly or support jihadists worldwide. Affected regions regions Affected worldwide. jihadists Westerners active in conflict areas could in conflict active Westerners Western countries. countries. Western during the 1990s and early 2000s. 2000s. early and 1990s during the domestically, the cachet they have in the have in the they cachet the domestically, did so in concert with an even greater an even with in concert did so By way of comparison, ASIO identified identified ASIO way of comparison, By Australia within five years of years five within Australia in planning here or overseas. or here not had who of extremists number from the skills they have that acquired they skills the from in other theatres overseas, demonstrating demonstrating overseas, theatres in other Somalia, Yemen, of Somalia, include large parts train with Islamic extremist groups groups Islamic with extremist train they possess to attract others to their to their others to attract possess they threat to The to Australia. return their the conflicts who pose a threat—other athreat—other pose who conflicts the itis not only And to fight. travelled the persistent and enduring appeal of the of the appeal enduring and persistent the would enable them to mount attacks to mountwould attacks enable them ASIO Report to Parliament

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1 The Security Environment and Outlook 1 The Security Environment and Outlook terrorism in Australia’s threat of terrorism The region South-East Asia, as in other parts parts in as other Asia, in South-East And al-Qa‘ida in the Arabian Peninsula. Arabian the in al-Qa‘ida of magazine English-language the Inspire, as to local interests. A number of factors of factors Anumber interests. toas local as a specific target by regional extremists, extremists, regional by target aspecific as extremist networks are resilient and networks extremist South-East Asia Asia in South-East Authorities endures. South-East Asia are Asia South-East from of extremists has Syrian conflict the world, of the continued identification of Australia concern. will or concluded has recently either incarceration whose prisoners of terrorist strengthen these extremist networks. networks. extremist these strengthen served to energise extremists. Numbers Numbers extremists. to energise served successes over a number of years, but but of years, anumber over successes do so in the year is in likely ahead the so todo have numerous had counter- history of attacks on Australian interests interests Australian on of attacks history point to an increasing threat. The release point to release an increasing The threat. in the South-East Asian region and and region Asian South-East in the including Australian—interests, as well as including Australian—interests, Syria and training and fighting travelling fighting to training and Syriaand these developments are of significant are of significant developments these with the most extreme groups. Given the the Given groups. extreme most the with will athreat continue to to Western— be 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 4 terrorism terrorism

lone actors to perpetrate to perpetrate potential actors lone for The The lone actor may have some contact contact may have some actor lone The The internet, particularly video-sharing video-sharing particularly internet, The An issue published during the reporting reporting during the published issue An social media and modern modern media and of social use Adroit autonomy makes them difficult to detect. difficult detect. makesautonomy to them and social-networking sites, remains sites, social-networking and have Ifwe brothers can. you as much as on how to undertake lone actor attacks. attacks. actor lone to undertake how on completely their Regardless, self-contained. conflict and the ability of groups to attract to of attract groups ability the and conflict Syrian by technologies communications glorifying and is promoting before ever a as and networking and communication or to advance some personal cause. cause. personal some toor advance stated, ‘Weaken the enemy from within within from enemy ‘Weaken the stated, section specifically providing instructions providing instructions specifically section jihadist online publications specifically specifically publications online jihadist of anumber and jihadist organisations, jihadists has been central to the Syrian to the central has been jihadists Individuals outside established groups groups established outside Individuals deceased figure Anwar al-Aulaqi which which al-Aulaqi Anwar figure deceased Western fighters. Western Peninsula publication Inspire Peninsula publication Australia, Australia, Germany, and Denmark Britain, period included an interview with now now with an interview included period may pose a ‘lone actor’ threat. A lone A lone threat. a‘lone actor’ may pose al-Qa‘ida in the Arabian al-Qa‘ida Arabian The inpath. the propaganda vehicle. More material vehicle.propaganda More than ameans of as to extremists pivotal countries’. those join usfrom brothers France, US, to the bringing battle the ideology promulgated by others; or may or be others; by promulgated ideology independently; may have no contact may have contact no independently; is plans an individual conducts or who target young men who might follow who young this men target by unnoticed has notgone acts terrorist that would have much more effect in that would effect have more much the ideology and actions of violent jihad. of violent actions and ideology the violent acts for political or religious or motives political for acts violent with other extremists but operates operates but extremists other with weakening having than enemy the with other extremists but is inspired by an by is inspired but extremists other with includes a

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Australian political scene. Established far far Established scene. political Australian Australian Government responses to responses Government Australian role in guiding aleadership takes ASIO Australian and international and Australian partners. activists that operate at the fringes of the of the fringes at the that operate activists of and right-wing range groups a broad and legislative reform, active public active reform, legislative and advice, intelligence security assessments, and extremists who facilitate travel travel facilitate who extremists and among those who already hold them, and and them, already hold who those among cause, with acts of violence being rare. rare. being of violence acts with cause, security environment in environment Australia’son security engagement, and collaboration with contributions development to policy exposure to such material can accelerate a to material such accelerate can exposure strengthen and exacerbate extremist views views extremist exacerbate and strengthen Extremist propaganda on the internet can can internet the on propaganda Extremist Australia encompasses encompasses in Australia Far-right activity to notonly jihadists. is relevant Extremism However, tensions, ethnic nationalist and do not advocate violence to advance to advance violence notadvocate do Australia typically typically inright-wing groups Australia nature enables radicalised users to engage users nature radicalised enables top of On process. person’s radicalisation in could right-wing groups have abearing to jihadist theatres. jihadist to their nationalist or white supremacist nationalist white or supremacist their terrorism, including threat through terrorism, future. the this, the internet’s increasingly interactive increasingly interactive internet’s the this, violence overseas and activists involved involved activists and overseas violence with ideologues who incite violence incite violence who ideologues with

Espionage and and information technology, to obtain technology, information and Australia must be be must Australia against activity a wide range of techniques and capabilities, and of techniques range a wide and interference priorities in response in response priorities interference and interference collection and exploitation of the internet internet of the exploitation and collection foreign of foreign forms other and espionage change—as international tensions tensions international change—as foreign interference are interference foreign and espionage of consequences The circumstances. Competing national interests drive drive national interests Competing clandestine foreign deceptive activities, including undertaking including undertaking activities, deceptive or of clandestine arange use Nations Espionage and foreign clandestine national interests or to harm adversaries. adversaries. to or harm national interests predict where circumstances might take circumstances where predict never can Australia as higher. Insofar will but change circumstances as not fixed refine or expand information requirements requirements information expand or refine intelligence or disrupt use (cyber attack) intelligence (cyber use disrupt or interference, in order to advantage to in advantage order interference, its relationships, all clandestine foreign foreign all clandestine relationships, its to tend become stakes the increase, interference priorities, and nations will nations and priorities, interference intelligence and foreign collection including human human including interests is extensive. Foreign powers use use powers Foreign is extensive. interests Australian against activity interference themselves, to protect or project their their project or to protect themselves, taken seriously. taken international and to changing fortunes intelligence, technical technical intelligence, ASIO Report to Parliament

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1 The Security Environment and Outlook 1 The Security Environment and Outlook foreign intelligence intelligence of foreign capabilities The The potential access to large aggregations to large aggregations potential access The Australia’s defence, intelligence, scientific scientific intelligence, defence, Australia’s Any non-public information that may information non-public Any Australian Government and private private and Government Australian technical capabilities; its trade and and trade its capabilities; technical and adopted security practices and policies. policies. and practices security adopted widely and well-established are holistic, and defend against future harmful harmful future against defend and the to approach: discover a three-part espionage espionage increasinglyand sophisticated used widely willand continue to be—a espionage remains— ensure cyber activity economy; and its international relations. its and economy; contributing to resilient security to resilient security contributing including by activity, clandestine of potential interests—is its protect or country— to another confer advantage material. protected other or classified of valuable information, the plausibleof valuable the information, serious harm to Australian interests. interests. to Australian harm serious potential the widely, does as vary services sector systems continued to increase. continued systems sector sophistication of state actors engaged in engaged actors of state sophistication In responding to this threat, ASIO pursues pursues ASIO threat, to this In responding to foreign of interest Information Espionage is potentially to detrimental In 2013–14, and range, scale the Australia; Australia; on impact adverse its degrade deniability it offers to state actors and and actors state to itoffers deniability persistent and highly damaging highly and threat persistent most harmful clandestine activity; activity; clandestine harmful most espionage activity against against activity espionage cyber hostile practices. and policies intelligence services is notlimited to intelligence services for hostile intelligence activity to cause to cause intelligence hostile for activity the often difficult-to-detect nature of the nature of often difficult-to-detect the foreign intelligence service. service. intelligence value to aforeign vector. Critical to countering this vector. Critical 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 6

Australian Signals Directorate and the the and Signals Directorate Australian ASIO is focused on discovering and and discovering on is focused ASIO ASIO continues to allocate substantial substantial allocate to continues ASIO A range of foreign governments interfere interfere governments of foreign A range A broad awareness of the persistence, persistence, of the awareness A broad advice—to heighten awareness of the of the awareness heighten advice—to attempts to influence, or shape, shape, or influence, to attempts associations, academic institutions and institutions academic associations, to Australia’s that are detrimental actions responses. policy security appropriate advance their interests. These acts of acts These interests. their advance Computer Emergency Response Team,Computer Response Emergency expertise and of knowledge growing body commercial and government thinking commercial government and intimidation communities; or of diaspora and others or intelligence by out services community groups, business and social social and business groups, community espionage is critical to Australia’s ensuring is critical espionage of state-sponsored scope and currency security partners, and leveraging the the leveraging and partners, security national national its with collaboratively Working defending against the most harmful harmful most the defending against of government. all levels against directed defence against it. Consequently, Consequently, it. against defence deceptive ways designed to support or or to support designed ways deceptive threat to the responses defensive democratic freedoms. democratic outreach and and outreach to defensive resources have the potentialhave to the may include coercion, monitoring, the many other areas of civil society and is and society areasmany of civil other in this sphere, ASIO, together with the the with together ASIO, in sphere, this foreign interference activities, which which activities, interference foreign is pervasive and ongoing; it spans itspans ongoing; and is pervasive in Australia interference Foreign interests. espionage. espionage. cyber from Australia’s affairs in clandestine and and Australia’sin clandestine in affairs of awareness promoting is actively foreign interference may be carried carried may be interference foreign the fundamental principles fundamental the threat environment and to drive and and tothreat and drive environment to favour foreign interests; or other other or interests; to foreign favour adversely affect affect adversely of Australia’s of

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ASIO’s methodology for investigating investigating for ASIO’s methodology appropriate and proportionate response, response, proportionate and appropriate an audience to consume it. an audience to it. consume and copied. The internet has amplified the the has amplified internet The copied. and aggregated to of information be amounts Self-motivated individuals who exploit exploit individuals who Self-motivated Disclosure Act 2013Disclosure Act confidentiality of information. ASIO has no has no ASIO of information. confidentiality the while preserving ensure accountability It is a inflicted. being harm of the gravity Public Interest Interest Public the under established grievances or agendas, is complex, complex, is agendas, or grievances unauthorised disclosure. disclosure. unauthorised Australia’s national national to Australia’s of harm source Investigation of actions by individuals by of actions Investigation distributed easily, well providingdistributed as as disclosures of classified or other privileged privileged other or of classified disclosures parliament has provided mechanisms to mechanisms parliament has provided to confidential access have privileged had have or who Individuals holding secrets. defend and to preserve public servants potential the and considerations privacy individual to both regard having close mechanisms, including mechanisms established through maladministration resource intensive and highly sensitive. sensitive. intensive highly and resource harm by enabling the information to be to enabling by information be harm the been greatly increased by modern modern by increased greatly been information technology, which allows large which technology, information interest in preventing individuals reporting individuals reporting in preventing interest life. for reason, this For in many instances it, to have protect information obligations its and of government duty fundamental information, oftenpersonal motivated by interests. The harm they can cause has cause can they harm The interests. apotential been haveinformation always unauthorised make to information the nation’s interests, and this includes includes this and nation’sthe interests, to ensure an threat isthis designed their privileged access to government to government access privileged their what they believe to be wrongdoing to and be believe what they who abuse their privileged access to access privileged their abuse who . ASIO’s concern is . ASIO’s concern

Snowden will be Snowden by damageThe caused Attorney-General, Senator Hon. the Attorney-General, The Studies in Washington DC in April 2014: in April DC inStudies Washington of the wide-scale and indiscriminate and harm wide-scale of the Brandis QC, said in his speech to in his said speech QC, Brandis George Snowden is a compelling example is acompellingEdward example Snowden felt for many years. Of great concern is great concern Of felt many for years. that can be caused by malicious insiders. malicious by insiders. caused be that can Centre for Strategic and International and Strategic for Centre the case real Snowden potential the very the whistleblower. him awhistleblower. as regard wrongly who will people inspire influence and Third, the information leaked must be as as be must leaked information the Third, all three of these criteria’. these of three all According to a widely accepted series of tests tests of series accepted toawidely According convincing evidence of abuse. editor, Edward Lucas, points out in his recent recent in his out points Lucas, editor, Edward Second, releasing the information must must information the releasing Second, whistleblower. That claim claim That awhistleblower. is Snowden define awhistleblower. define developed by the Princeton scholar Professor Professor scholar Princeton the by developed public safety. to threat adisproportionate pose not whistleblower. awhistleblower. of criteria the of none meets I know some people naively claim that that claim naively people some I know Lucas concluded: ‘ and clear have must awhistleblower First, Secrets and lies and Secrets book in his Sagur Rahul limited in scope and scale as possible. as scale and in scope limited The Snowden The operation book, there are three principal criteria which which criteria principal three are there is profoundly wrong. As The Economist As wrong. profoundly is Snowden has failed failed has Snowden ASIO Report to Parliament

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1 The Security Environment and Outlook 1 The Security Environment and Outlook The most notable protest platforms platforms protest notable most The and violentprotest Communal violence and in subsequent arrests. Planned acts Planned acts arrests. inand subsequent Australia. in Australia. large protests attracted the for public support is little there and clashes with police or law or police enforcement with clashes confrontational and disruptive tactics. disruptive and confrontational government policies. Events overseas— Events policies. government groups and then, in the course of protests, of protests, course in the then, and groups insert agenda who revolutionary or small by are usuallyof violence organised use of violent or destructive protest protest destructive or of violent use Ukraine—have also attracted non-violent non-violent attracted also Ukraine—have some protesters against Australian Australian against protesters some Large protests occasionally result in violent occasionally protests Large Most Australian protests are peaceful, are peaceful, protests Australian Most law enforcement. an shown have holders high-office protest actions. Since the 2013 election, 2013 Since the election, actions. protest numbers of protesters with an anarchist an anarchist with of protesters numbers increased willingness to employ willingness increased Russia and Russia and Egypt, Syria, in including incite others to confront police or or to police confront incite others themselves into larger legitimate protest themselves tactics. During 2013–14 During issues tactics. some were the environment, animal rights and and animal rights environment, the were 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 8

15–16 November 2014, delegates 4000 with The Group of TwentyThe ( Taskforce) and security checking of checking Taskforce) security and G20 G20 (Prime Cabinet’s Minister and are expected on a range of enduring of enduring arange on are expected summit Brisbane at the Protests arrests. resulting in protests destructive and anti-globalisation, anti-war and and anti-war anti-globalisation, and driven by contemporary issues. issues. contemporary by driven and are fluid issues Protest advocacy. Summit will be held in Brisbane on on Summit in will held Brisbane be protective protective assessments, of published body an extensive support, collection To the to attend. support expected of violence-prone protesters co-opting co-opting protesters of violence-prone environmental platforms—and also on on also platforms—and environmental security advice for the event organiser organiser event the for advice security including advice, intelligence security is providing G20-related ASIO summit, security concern. security While ASIO expects that most organised organised that most expects While ASIO G20 meetings have attracted violent violent have attracted G20 meetings Past domestic issues, including issues, Indigenousdomestic protests will be peaceful, the possibility possibility the will peaceful, be protests platforms—such as anti-capitalism, anti-capitalism, as platforms—such damage, and injuries property mass accreditation. access requiring people large-scale protests remains the key key remains the protests large-scale rights, marriage equality and refugee refugee and equality marriage rights, G20) Leaders Leaders G20)

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Section 17A of the Australian Security or where ASIO suspects there is a link Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 states: between the protest and conduct that may come within the definition of security. This Act shall not limit the right of persons to engage in lawful advocacy, protest or dissent ASIO’s threat assessment function is an and the exercise of that right shall not, by integral part of national arrangements itself, be regarded as prejudicial to security, for the protection of high-office holders, and the functions of the Organisation shall internationally protected persons, sites be construed accordingly. of national significance and critical ASIO investigates protest activity only infrastructure. ASIO may prepare where it includes, or has the potential to threat assessments in relation to any include, premeditated violence; where demonstration or protest activity on the it has the potential to impinge on the basis of information that ASIO already security of designated people and places; has or information that has been passed to ASIO by other agencies. k E nvironment and O utloo T he S ecurity

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 1 1 The Security Environment and Outlook The most prominent present example of example present prominent most The Australian Muslim community have Muslim Australian community of the members and groups Anti-Islam Australia has a low incidence of inter- has alow incidence Australia or acts of violence perpetrated by asmall by perpetrated of violence acts and Sunniand have communities continued acts of inter- of acts as events unfold in Iraq. Syriaand events as abusive and threatening and abusive online agenda. Since May 2013,anti-Islam the Syria. While these tensions have, for the have, tensions the for WhileSyria. these Several groups have been established— have groups been Several community feeling, which continues to be to be continues which feeling, community exchanges, some of which advocate advocate of which some exchanges, elsewhere. of communal grievances events that resonate locally and add add and locally that resonate events to communalof be have tended violence scale and intensity of online anti-Islam of online anti-Islam intensity and scale demonstrated through peaceful protests, protests, peaceful through demonstrated representative of general Shia Sunni and of general representative is not This violence of individuals. number into sporadic escalated have occasionally managed peacefully been part, most primarily online—that espouse an espouse online—that primarily Australia. in Australia. have increased rhetoric predict, and tensions will tensions and remain predict, in response to the ongoing in to the violence in response increasingly engaged in hostile, inincreasingly hostile, engaged in relation to specific local or international or local in relation to specific intra- the thresholds at communal which thresholds the Australia-based Shia Australia-based tensions between 2011, Since early Syrian conflict. is the this violence occurs can be difficult be to can occurs violence However, activities. fundraising and vigils tensions to develop into opportunistic residualto influence reignite or the violence. The potential exists for these these for potential exists The violence. within and between communities, they they communities, between and within 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 10 communal violence. incidents Past communal violence. communal

Awareness among potential illegal potential among Awareness border integrity continues to continues Australia’s integrity border Border integrity

and adaptable, and some continue to some adaptable, and and illegal Since July 2013, of illegal number the security. People smugglers are resilient smugglers People security. smuggling continues to pose athreat to pose continues smuggling maritime arrivals has declined significantly. has declined arrivals maritime people people challenged, maritime be and has contributed to this decline. However, decline. to this has contributed policies, these of execution and policies, immigrants of Australian Government Government of Australian immigrants border integrity and and Australia’sto integrity border Australia. Australia. target

Part2 2 Program performance

‘The public should have confidence that Australia is striking the proper balance between community human rights and individual human and civil rights. It should also have confidence that the nameless, hardworking people of ASIO understand that balance, that tension, and work within it. It is part of our DNA, as it should be in a security intelligence agency dedicated to protecting our democratic values and way of life.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security 2013 Sir Zelman Cowen Oration, Australian Institute of Public Affairs, 1 October 2013

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 2 2 Program Performance 2013–14 Budget Statement, Portfolio ASIO’s appropriation, identified in the in the identified ASIO’s appropriation, Outcome 1 is directed to asingle outcome: is directed 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament separated into four program deliverables: deliverables: into program four separated region’. in asecure ‘A Australia In 2013–14 secure was outcome this aim of policy Government’s Australian the supports ASIO’s outcome government. government. to advice and assessment collection, intelligence through to security threats from interests its and people To its Australia, protect Outcome 1 12 Deliverables 4 3 2 1 with overseas partners. overseas with intelligence liaison and capabilities security through incidentally well as as Minister Defence, for the or Affairs Minister Foreign for Australia in collection intelligence Foreign and international liaison, and contributing development. to policy counter- development, and research technical analysis, technical and tactical complex collection, intelligence maintenance security of all-source enhancement and capabilities and investigations intelligence Security development. to policy contributing and security physical security, personnel advice security Protective to prosecutions. support and contribution policy protection, infrastructure critical security, border threat assessments, analysis, complex and investigative including advice and intelligence analysis strategic, Security

including counter- key performance indicators: key performance has two ASIO ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ advice to the management and the management to the the and advice ▶ ▶ ▶ reduction of risk to: of risk reduction the security of ASIO’s activities. security the the contribution of ASIO’s action and and of ASIO’s action contribution the ▶ ▶ ▶ government business and and business government special events of national and events special national infrastructure people and property and people international significance international terrorism response, national response, terrorism at the request of the of the request at the terrorism checking, checking, terrorism

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▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ This deliverable includes: security. to national in countering threats work ASIO’s and environment security the about informadvice stakeholders intelligence resulting the and analysis Security interference. foreign and espionage communal violence, protest, violent violence, motivated politically from interests Australian and to Australians threats on advice and assessment provides ASIO analysis andadvice intelligence Security Deliverable 1 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ border integrity investigations investigations integrity border advice and assessment security advice proscription-related advice and engagement industry advice and assessment counter- advice and threat assessment advice and assessment strategic litigation. litigation. and prosecutions intelligence–related to security support analysis and espionage threat espionage

security security the explain and explore They The Organisation continued to draw to draw continued Organisation The ASIO assessments directly support support directly assessments ASIO assessments intelligence strategic ASIO’s Strategic assessment and advice and resource management to resource and help anticipate or identify and ideologies, and challenges of future to foresight help and insightaim into to issues provide complex Countering Violent Countering to the advice and provided strategic analytical support support analytical strategic provided and to provide in Australia radicalisation and counter-intelligence, security, border as threats. future and effective management of current effective operational planning, development policy threats. emerging national security of security at aspects looking environment extremism extremism understanding on work its on counter- conflict—accounting for almost half of almost for conflict—accounting Performance 2013–14 terrorism-related assessments In 2013–14 assessments terrorism-related Extremism dominated ASIO’s strategic analysis, analysis, dominated ASIO’s strategic responders undertake their functions. their functions. undertake responders and decision-makers policymakers, Attorney-General’s Department, Department, Attorney-General’s the by produced assessments on issues such such issues on assessments produced issues including people, issues, events events including issues, people, issues security environment. environment. security regional in the the assessments issued. ASIO also ASIO also issued. assessments the Operation Sovereign Borders. Sovereign Operation to the involvement of Australians in that of Australians involvement the with reports on the conflict in Syria—and conflict the on reports with espionage and developments Taskforce, coordinated ASIO Report to Parliament

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance Threat assessmentandadvice National Threat Assessment Centre Centre NationalThe Threat Assessment Australian and overseas dignitaries, dignitaries, overseas and Australian (DFAT) advice travel to formulate overseas (NTAC) within ASIO, provides assessments (NTAC) assessments provides ASIO, within and advice on security threats to Australian threats security on advice and officers from a number of agencies, of a agencies, from number officers so that they can plan implement and can that they so stakeholders, includingstakeholders, government and ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ NTAC for is Australia’s national authority and Affairs of Foreign Trade Department NTAC has seconded officers from the the from NTAC has officers seconded NTAC of sector afusion facilitates management strategies. It also assists the the assists It also management strategies. risk and arrangements security protective protest threats, threats to diplomatic threats threats, protest knowledge that is vital to its effectiveness. effectiveness. to its that is vital knowledge major events. Threat advice helps helps Threat advice major events. to critical threats in Australia, premises for its smarttraveller.gov.au website. smarttraveller.gov.au its for following agencies: infrastructure sectors, and threats to threats and sectors, infrastructure interests at home and abroad, threats to threats abroad, and at home interests industry, understand their environment environment their understand industry, threat assessments. By bringing together together bringing By threat assessments. 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ 14 and Transport and Trade and Service Office of National Assessments of National Office the the Department of Foreign Affairs Affairs of Foreign Department the Intelligence Organisation Defence the Directorate Signals Australian the Intelligence Secret Australian the Police Federal Australian the Department of Infrastructure of Infrastructure Department the New South Wales Police South Force. New the

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Australian high-office holders helped other other helped holders high-office Australian Australian interests overseas through a through overseas interests Australian agencies to allocate security resources resources to allocate security agencies and ensuring public order during protests. during public ensuring protests. and order advice on terrorist and other threats to threats other and terrorist on advice South-East Asia, Asia, in South-East attacks—and appropriately for protests. and territory law enforcementand agencies territory a number of Australian Government Government of Australian a number Shia communities, and NTAC and Shia communities, worked critical in respect of countries in the in the of countries in respect critical threat global situation were of the control territory and conduct conduct and territory control groups terrorist other and organisations closely with internal and external internal external and with closely of DFAT advice. travel undertaken. Threat advice was especially especially was Threat advice undertaken. Iraq conflicts conflicts Iraq Syriaand the as such stakeholders to monitorstakeholders community Performance 2013–14 In 2013–14 NTAC updated its regularly Notification of protests specifically targeting specifically protests of Notification NTAC also disseminated advice to the state state NTAC to the advice disseminated also South Asia Asia South and Africa Middle East, destructive protests. Likewise, NTAC Likewise, protests. destructive responsible for providing security responses providing for security responsible pose a threat. These assessments informed assessments These athreat. pose Australia among Sunni among in and Australia resonated al-Qa‘ida-affiliated al-Qa‘ida-affiliated regions—where members of the Muslim of the community. members threat of the on reporting provided in or violent themselves manifest processes, in particular the development development the in particular processes, terrorist networks persist and continue and to persist networks terrorist tensions for signs that grievances would that grievances signs for tensions variety of analytical products. Most effort effort Most products. of analytical variety violence between anti-Islam groups and and groups anti-Islam between violence were at greatest threat, but regular but reviews threat, atwere greatest where Australians and Australian interests interests Australian and Australians where areas on advice and went to assessment Overseas issues issues Overseas numerous where where

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The threat posed by malicious activity malicious by activity threat posed The Australian Cyber Australian of the establishment The ASIO provided industry partners with with partners industry provided ASIO and targeted industry outreach. industry targeted and building and new at identifying aimed Security Centre in late Centre 2014 Security is expected Cyber espionage espionage cyber by threat posed the on means has continued cyber by conducted upon existing productive relationships productive existing upon security advice and defensive briefings briefings defensive and advice security not least in enhancingnot least coordinated property. ASIO also developed an developed also ASIO property. mitigate these cyber threats. threats. cyber mitigate these cyber security issues, issues, security momentum on cyber outreach program program outreach intelligence-led Figure 1:Total numberofBLU subscribers overthelastfivefinancialyears to sensitive information and intellectual intellectual and information to sensitive period, reporting the to During increase. to deliver substantial dividends and and dividends substantial to deliver with private businesses to assist them them to assist businesses private with Subscribers 2009–10 778 2010–11 950

2011–12 The proscription of an organisation of an organisation proscription The Attorney-General’s To Attorney-General’s the inform Attorney-General’s Department with with Department Attorney-General’s an unclassified Statement of Reasons, Statement of Reasons, an unclassified for made has been acase assesses ASIO where organisations about advice an organisation’s proscription, is made is made an organisation’s proscription, other government agencies and, upon upon and, agencies government other establishing a number of terrorist offences offences of terrorist anumber establishing government can proscribe an organisation an organisation proscribe can government 1995 Act Code Criminal of the National Security website. National Security Government’s Proscription-related advice ▶ ▶ decision-making, ASIO provides the the provides ASIO decision-making, proscription. This advice is provided in is provided This advice proscription. publicly available via the Australian publicly available Australian via the reasonable grounds that the organisation: that the grounds reasonable identifies it as a ‘terrorist organisation’, a‘terrorist itas identifies in relation to the group.in Under Division 102 relation to the Attorney-General is satisfied on on is satisfied Attorney-General if the which is prepared in consultation with with in consultation is prepared which ▶ ▶ 1105 (whether or not a terrorist act has act not aterrorist or (whether has act not aterrorist or (whether advocates the doing of a terrorist act act doing of aterrorist the advocates occurred or will or occur).occurred will or occur);occurred or preparing, planning, assisting in or assisting planning, preparing, fostering the doing of a terrorist act act doing of aterrorist the fostering in, engaged indirectly or is directly 2012–13 1555 ASIO Report to Parliament , the , the 2013–14

2013–14 2150 17 2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance Jemaah Islamiyah—and proscribed proscribed Jemaah Islamiyah—and 19 organisations. 19 security assessments assessments security may issue ASIO As at 30 June 2014,As Australian the Attorney-General’s decision. ASIO also also decision. ASIO Attorney-General’s the to inform help advice provided ASIO (such as airports or ports) or certain certain or ports) or (such airports as Security assessment and advice assessments in relation to access to in relation to access assessments to national security-classified access Levant, Jamiat ul-Ansar and and Jamiat ul-Ansar Levant, the and al-Qa‘ida, al-Qa‘ida Arabian in the organisations—the Abu Sayyaf Group, Abu Sayyaf organisations—the granting or holding of a visa, or citizenship citizenship or holding or of avisa, granting certain security-controlled areas security-controlled certain in relation to aperson’s organisation groups re-proscribed during 2013–14. re-proscribed groups (PJCIS) Intelligenceon Security and the on Government had proscribed proscribed had Government security-controlled substances. substances. security-controlled security assessment advice on individuals. individuals. on advice assessment security Performance 2013–14 Islamic Islamic Maghreb, the State of Iraq Part IV of IV Part Boko Haram for the first time. In each case, In time. each case, first the for Haram Boko 2013–14,During Attorney-General the Border Protection (DIBP) in Protection relation to the Border al-Qa‘ida in the Lands of the of the al-Qa‘ida Lands in the Peninsula, briefed the Parliamentary Joint Committee Parliamentary the briefed terrorist of seven proscription the renewed passport, or to another government government to or another passport, provide other government agencies with with agencies government other provide security security issue also ASIO may information. to DFAT of issuing a in relation to the and Immigration of Department to the 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 18 the ASIO Act authorises ASIO to ASIO authorises Act ASIO the

The purpose of this function is to identify is to identify function of this purpose The A security assessment may entail extensive assessment A security ASIO may provide one of its own volition. own of its one may provide ASIO assessment is complete, ASIO will issue will issue is complete, ASIO assessment consideration into account inconsideration their security this take agencies government to ensure that espionage—and or of terrorism grounds the on example, one of three forms of advice: forms of three one ▶ ▶ ▶ decision-making. Government agencies people who pose a threat to security—for athreat to security—for pose who people may request a security assessment, or or assessment, asecurity may request intelligence holdings. Once a security intelligence asecurity Once holdings. investigation or may be limited may or to be checking investigation ▶ ▶ ▶ adverse security assessment—ASIO assessment—ASIO security adverse an qualified security assessment—ASIO assessment—ASIO a qualified security assessment—ASIO a non-prejudicial or cancellation of a passport. of cancellation apassport. or does not have security concerns about about concerns not have security does person, such as the refusal of a visa of avisa refusal the as such person, of the prejudicial interests be to the would which nottaken, or taken be action that aparticular recommends has information, an opinion or advice an opinion advice or has information, interests of the person of the interests that is or could be prejudicialthat could is or be to the the proposed action proposed the

Judicial review of ASIO’s administrative Judicial of ASIO’s administrative review Appeals TribunalAppeals ( Administrative of the Division Appeals Figure 2:Numberofpassports subjectto adverse security assessmentsbyfinancialyear an individual, the agency concerned is concerned agency an individual, the a provides ASIO where assessments, assessments (excluding relating most assessments High Court of Australia. High Court the and Court Federal the through assessments, of arm executive of the all decisions appropriate. itconsiders as Appeal mechanismsfor generally required to notify the subject subject the to notify required generally on assessment qualifiedor security an adverse with agency government security all for security possible government—is security of security categories most For decision-making processes—as with with processes—as decision-making reviews the material that was before material before that was the reviews itself on any matter in manner such any on matter itself decision-maker,’ of the shoes in the security assessments to migration) is available in the Security to migration) is available Security in the the decision-maker and may and inform decision-maker the within 14 days. Merits review of certain of certain review 14within Merits days. Number of passports subject to adverse security assessments 2009–10 AAT ‘stands AAT). AAT ‘stands The 8 2010–11

The cancellation of a passport does not does of cancellation apassport The Act 2005 Affairs that an individual’s passport be that an individual’sAffairs passport ASIO, in cooperation with local and and local with in cooperation ASIO, assessments consider only factors related factors only consider assessments a person whose passport has been has been passport whose a person citizen’s an Australian right of return affect Determination Act 2005 Act Determination cancelled or refused if the individual is if the refused or cancelled cancelled overseas. cancelled of measures to disrupt the travel of travel to the of measures disrupt avariety uses partners, overseas security and the cancellation or refusal refusal or cancellation the and security Passports documents to facilitate the return of return the to facilitate documents Australian Passports Passports Australian the to Pursuant security security Such activities. the might prevent prejudicial to likely to engagein activities Minister Foreign for to the recommend national security, or or prejudicial to national security, individuals likely to engage in activities individuals likely to engagein activities to security, as defined in the ASIO Act. Act. ASIO in the defined as to security, Australia. DFAT can issue temporary DFAT Australia. to temporary issue can takes measures to mitigate the threat. to measures mitigate the takes where such travel has already occurred, has already occurred, travel such where 2011–12 7 Australian Passports Passports Australian the and 2012–13 ASIO Report to Parliament , ASIO can can , ASIO 18

2013–14 2013–14 19 45 2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance The overwhelming majority of these of these majority overwhelming The ASIO adopts an intelligence-led, an intelligence-led, adopts ASIO assessments security may issue ASIO 1 the lasttwoyears Table 1:Total numbers ofimmigration-related assessments conducted byASIOover assessments related to the Syrian conflict. Syrian conflict. related to the assessments in respect assessments security adverse applications. in relation to citizenship assessments Citizenship passports, in respect to individuals in respect of 45 passports, Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Citizenship Act Australian the under Performance 2013–14 Visa securityassessments In 2013–14, any adverse did notissue ASIO During the reporting period, ASIO issued issued ASIO period, reporting the During Australia and offshore. offshore. and in Australia both located may furnish a visa security assessment assessment security avisa may furnish ASIO athreat to national security. pose may who travelling to Australia persons to identifying approach risk-managed referral by DIBP of a visa application. of avisa DIBP by referral in citizenship relation to Australian to DIBP of its own volition or following or volition own a to of its DIBP

2013–14 Temporary visas Type ofentry TOTA Illegal maritimearrivals Offshore refugee /humanitarian Onshore protection (air) Permanent residence andcitizenship ASIO Report to Parliament Excludes assessments undertaken to undertaken resolve potential matches assessments Excludes to national border alerts security 20 L

Number ofassessments completed 2012–13 The reduction in the number of visa of visa number in the reduction The ASIO works closely with other border border other with closely works ASIO agencies, particularly DIBP, particularly security agencies, visa on adverse visa security assessment, assessment, security visa adverse an may issue ASIO Act, ASIO in the defined as assessment issues. ASIO’s cooperation issues. assessment arrivals reflects a reduction in the number number in the areduction reflects arrivals existing visa. visa. existing of such cases referred by DIBP. by referred cases of such illegal maritime maritime illegal for assessments security Performance 2013–14 Where ASIO assesses that an individual is assesses ASIO Where directly or indirectly a threat to security athreat to security indirectly or directly to relevant training. training. to relevant of DIBP’s prioritisation to meeting visa caseloads, and contributions contributions and caseloads, visa of cancellation an or application visa which may result in the refusal of a may refusal which resultin the with DIBP includes a flexible approach approach aflexible includes DIBP with 29 449 18 748 3394 3369 3681 257 Number ofassessments completed 2013–14

27 149 17 516 2310 6120 877 326

Targeting (NBTC), Centre which ASIO worked with the Australian Australian the with worked ASIO ASIO provides counter- provides ASIO ASIO’s involvement in the NBTC of ASIO’s in involvement the is part and engaged more closely with foreign foreign with closely more engaged and appropriate background checking— background appropriate undergo areas must port maritime and events. special for and nuclearand sites, contribution national security a broader assessments for applicants seeking access access seeking applicants for assessments Security Identification Cards (MSICs), Cards Identification Security Counter-terrorism security enhanced the quality of data used for for of data used quality the enhanced or security-sensitive chemical, biological biological chemical, security-sensitive or movements. border of high-risk commences operation from 1July 2014. from operation commences Customs and Border Protection Service Service Protection Border and Customs assessments security assessment processes. assessment security In 2013–14, alarge-scale undertook ASIO Identification Cards (ASICs) and Maritime Maritime and (ASICs) Cards Identification Individuals requiring access to sensitive air to sensitive access requiring Individuals data remediation project with DIBP which which DIBP with project data remediation visa security assessment assessment security visa on partners conducted ASIO alerts. national security Aviation Security Aviation Security granted being issues to improve the efficiency of visa visa of efficiency to improve the issues including security checking—before checking—before including security in the multi-agency National multi-agency Border in the participation ASIO’s for in preparation tailored training for ASIO and DIBP staff, staff, DIBP and training ASIO for tailored border security, which which security, border intelligence-led to to sensitive air or maritime port areas, areas, port air maritime or to sensitive will include enhancing identification the which permit such access. access. such permit which security security terrorism

ASIO security assessment advice is advice assessment security ASIO Australian Federal Federal Australian via the provides, ASIO ASIO’s role in the ASIC and MSIC process is MSIC process and ASIC ASIO’s role in the ASIO also provides, via the AFP, via the provides, also security ASIO an ASIC or MSIC. MSIC. or an ASIC to hold suitability an overall applicant’s they should a threat to national security also provided to Commonwealth and and to Commonwealth provided also a set of principles agreed in 2005 by the the by in 2005 agreed of principles a set assessment advice regarding the access access regarding the advice assessment ammonium nitrates (SSANs),ammonium nitrates are which of the part as advice assessment agriculture. Each state and territory has territory and state agriculture. Each Similar ASIO checks are provided to are provided Similar checks ASIO Science and Technology Organisation Technology and Organisation Science the from flowing Scheme Regulatory SSBA SSANs or SSBAs. SSBAs. or SSANs National Health Security Act 2007 Act Security Health National criminal history checks, and assesses assesses and checks, criminal history Australian Nuclear Australian of individuals to the Council of Australian Governments. Council of Australian used as an explosive, particularly by by particularly an explosive, as used special-event accreditation, such as as such accreditation, special-event some for agencies government state suite of background checks, including checks, suite of background New South Wales. Wales. South New Police (AFP), counter- larger coordinates the Department, nuclear facility at Lucas Heights, Heights, at Lucas nuclear facility of the part as (SSBA) agents biological to security-sensitive access requiring Attorney-General’s Attorney-General’s the within located AusCheck, areas. to sensitive have access recommend against a licence for access to alicence access for against recommend licensing process by Australian states and and states Australian by licensing process its own licensing regime, consistent with licensing with own consistent regime, its Australia in 2014. in Australia G20 meetings the of Health individuals for Department the to consider whether the applicant poses poses applicant the whether to consider security-sensitive to security-sensitive access for territories the mining industry and as a fertiliser in afertiliser as and miningthe industry ASIO Report to Parliament terrorism security security terrorism . ASIO may . ASIO may

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance ASIO is the issuing authority for personnel personnel for authority issuing is the ASIO financial year Table 2:Numberandtypeofnationalsecurityclearance assessmentscompleted by advice from ASIO as part of its overall overall of its part as ASIO from advice counter- clearance is a critical element in element is acritical clearance consideration of whether or notto or of whether consideration government business. government national security clearance. security anational grant other cases, a department or agency agency or adepartment cases, other security-classified, sensitive and and sensitive security-classified, security clearances of its own staff, and and staff, own of its clearances security Personnel securityassessments Performance 2013–14 In 2013–14 159 288 completed ASIO qualified assessments assessments qualified or adverse No Ensuring that access to national Ensuring that access protecting the integrity of integrity the protecting to is provided information privileged must request security assessment assessment security request must individuals suitable to hold a security to asecurity individuals suitable hold for clearances sponsored by ASIO. In all ASIO. by sponsored clearances for were issued during the year. during the issued were 2013–14 Positive Vetting Type ofaccess Negative Vetting Level 2 Negative Vetting Level 1 Total Other ASIO Report to Parliament 22 security assessments. assessments. security terrorism

ASIO also contributes to Australia’s contributes border also ASIO to support has continued ASIO border integrity integrity Australia’s border and territorial and analysis and provided advice to government on on to government advice provided and national security checking. checking. to national security are subject and security assessments. Foreign Foreign assessments. security visa and intelligence and reporting, assessments espionage-related threats. espionage-related Border integrity investigations security through border-related threat through security Performance 2013–14 DIBP on significant emerging threat emerging significant on DIBP During the reporting period, ASIO identified ASIO period, reporting the During Australia, whether whether in Australia, nationals arriving issues, security assessments to assessments of security form in the these threats. ASIO also provided advice advice provided also ASIO threats. these to disrupt and deter people smugglers. smugglers. people deter to and disrupt through regular or irregular channels, regular irregular channels, through or whole-of-government strategies strategies whole-of-government investigated serious threats to threats serious investigated 2012–13 terrorism- and and terrorism- including 27 586 19 168 1789 6625 4

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23 522 15 482 1367 6668

The Office of Legal Counsel manages ASIO ASIO manages Counsel of Legal Office The Australia’s people-smuggling policies policies Australia’s people-smuggling ASIO participated in participated inter-departmental ASIO Australian Government Independent Government Australian Support to security as merits review of security review assessments. merits as Operation Operation for support staffing additional as passport cancellation, to disrupt to disrupt cancellation, passport as such measures, legal supported and and briefings to support the work of the of the work the to support briefings and Sovereign Borders. It also provided provided It also Borders. Sovereign committees and working groups groups working and committees of ASIO investigations, capabilities, capabilities, investigations, of ASIO and legal stakeholders external border integrity and provided provided and integrity border on intelligence–related prosecutions andlitigation In doing so, the Office of Legal Counsel Counsel of Legal Office In doing the so, In addition, ASIO provided information information provided ASIO In addition, Hon. Margaret Stone. Margaret Hon. Reviewer of Adverse Security Assessments, Assessments, Security of Adverse Reviewer reporting on reactions to changes in reactions on reporting methodologies, officer and source and officer methodologies, to protection balance the representatives principles of open justice. of open principles such matters administrative and lawsuits, identities, and foreign liaison foreign and relationships identities, involvement in legal proceedings in courts, in courts, in proceedings involvement legal Federal Court judge the judge the Court Federal former in people-smuggling activities. activities. in people-smuggling terrorism and other prosecutions, civil civil prosecutions, other and terrorism including in forums, other and tribunals the activities of Australians involved involved of Australians activities the with court requirements and the the and requirements court with areas, operational with closely works

The increase since 2005 in the relative and and relative in the since 2005 increase The ASIO’s focus remained the protection of protection the ASIO’s remained focus security assessments were resolved resolved were assessments security ASIO’s litigation litigation other and reviews administrative agencies in the Federal and High Courts High and Courts Federal in the agencies assessment volumeabsolute of security as evidence, and judicial and administrative evidence, and as and administrative and judicial and review administrative and in Australia’s involved also response and other criminal prosecutions, civil civil criminal prosecutions, other and Australia, as well as the AAT, well the as as Australia, of required of ASIO and other agencies’ decisions. other and of ASIO national security information information national security sensitive significant legal resources. ASIO was was ASIO resources. legal significant Performance 2013–14 terrorism includingterrorism matters, litigation 50 In 2013–14, in over involved was ASIO disclosure as required in prosecutions in prosecutions required disclosure as remain before courts or tribunals as at as tribunals or remain courts before involved was in ASIO which matters maritime arrivals—and complex matters matters complex arrivals—and maritime relating to illegal litigation—particularly Federal Court. Federal AAT the or the by concerning or against of appeals number security assessments. assessments. security of ASIO review matters in which ASIO material was sought material sought was in ASIO which matters involving multiple Commonwealth Commonwealth multiple involving International Court of Justice. International Court in the Various criminal prosecutions, Various criminal prosecutions, the end of 2013–14. end the a period review In the to acomplaint Timor-Leste by brought while facilitating its contribution and and contribution its while facilitating ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14

2 Program Performance Passport cancellation case

In 2010, ASIO had reasonable grounds sense. Certainty will rarely, if ever, be to suspect that a person was likely to attainable. All that is required is that engage in conduct which might prejudice any prediction of future events contained the security of a foreign country, and in an adverse assessment must be well judged that his passport should be informed; the reasoning supporting the cancelled to prevent him from doing so. prediction must be rational and inferences The subject challenged ASIO’s adverse must be based on sound foundations’. security assessment and the decision The tribunal also described the ASIO by the then Minister for Foreign Affairs to witness as ‘credible, thorough and cancel his passport. On 19 November 2013, fair’ and noted he ‘not only advanced, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) persuasively, ASIO’s case but also affirmed these decisions. The tribunal properly and frankly drew the attention acknowledged that ASIO’s task of of the tribunal to certain materials and anticipating and helping prevent future considerations that he accepted should dangers necessarily involves speculation, be balanced against the assessment ‘understood in a neutral, not pejorative ASIO had made’. P erformance P rogram

ASIO Report to Parliament 2 2013–14 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ This deliverable includes: security. information and personnel procedural, technical, to enhance physical, industry and government for advice security protective provides ASIO security advice Protective Deliverable 2 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ protective security training. security protective evaluation equipment and services security countermeasures surveillance technical certifications security physical assessments vulnerability and reviews risk security protective

security security protective mainThe of T4 focus T4, provides advice to the Australian T4, Australian to the advice provides security advice function function advice security protective ASIO’s Attorney-General before providing before Attorney-General T4 must the from approval obtain Act, security advice unit, unit, advice security protective ASIO’s (PSRRs) and the delivery of security of security (PSRRs) delivery the and and vulnerability assessments arrangements and provide practical practical provide and arrangements advice relates to protection against against relates to protection advice reviews reviews risk security protective and to them. advice State and territory governments are also are also governments State territory and Overview governments and Australian businesses. businesses. Australian and governments critical of national critical operators and Owners understood. territory and state Government, Protective securityriskreviews security and can include advice relating include advice can and security K design evaluations. evaluations. design recommendations for clients to address to address clients for recommendations T4. of T4. areclients key owned, privately not limited to that narrow definition of not limited definition to that narrow provision of vulnerability assessments assessments of vulnerability provision infrastructure, both government and and government both infrastructure, in section 17(1)(d)in section is Act ASIO of the However, Act. ASIO 4of the in section important clients but, under the ASIO ASIO the under but, clients important Vulnerability assessments identify identify assessments Vulnerability the identified vulnerabilities. vulnerabilities. identified the protective security as more broadly broadly more as security protective to to ‘ threats protective security security in protective weaknesses ey elements of T4’s elements ey are the work national security’ as set out out set as national security’ ASIO Report to Parliament

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance Technical surveillance This work provides a level of assurance of assurance alevel provides This work T4 surveillance technical delivers Protective Government Australian The T4 also certifies the physical security of security physical the T4 certifies also Australian Government organisations. organisations. Government Australian and security equipment considerations. considerations. equipment security and recommendations treatment risk analysis, security personnel and administrative attack—for example, by monitoring to monitoring by example, attack—for assurance that the project will satisfy will satisfy project that the assurance all Zone 5 facilities (facilities that hold that hold (facilities all Zone 5facilities Security design evaluations aim to assist aim evaluations to design assist Security Security Policy Framework (PSPF) requires (PSPF) requires Framework Policy Security of threats, vulnerability assessment, risk risk assessment, vulnerability of threats, identification, identification asset critical analysis, needs clients, with consultation countermeasures (TSCM) services to (TSCM) services countermeasures of a project; they provide a third-party athird-party provide they of aproject; phase at design any point in the clients Defence Intelligence Security, Intelligence of Defence On behalf Security, Physical securitycertifications subject to compromise through technical technical through to compromise subject sensitive compartmented information information compartmented sensitive PSRRs are issued as formal reports reports formal as are issued PSRRs information, physical, assess PSRRs discussions and information are not information and discussions providing practical recommendations recommendations providing practical extensive involves APSRR typically risks. countermeasures requires all Zone 5 facilities and SCIFs SCIFs and allrequires Zone 5facilities for risk management and mitigation. management mitigation. and risk for information classified as Top as classified information Secret) facilities (SCIFs). The policy framework (SCIFs).facilities framework policy The that highly classified or sensitive sensitive or classified that highly to be recertified every five years. five years. every recertified to be client’s requirements. the T4. T4. by certified to be Australia within 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 26

The security equipment program program equipment security The T4 conducts a security equipment equipment T4 asecurity conducts Security Security Government’s Australian (SCEC). evaluates endorses and It also Security services and Security Equipment Security in the are listed government. by use for appropriate and advice across government more broadly). more government across advice (who are consultants security and evaluates security products such as as such products evaluates security security security physical to provide endorsed containers), facilities, data destruction evaluation program on behalf of the of behalf the on evaluation program comment publicly on the details of this of this details the publicly on comment physical and activity, electronic covert means. technical of, through information Construction and Equipment Committee Equipment and Committee Construction unauthorised access to, or compromise to, compromise or access unauthorised security services such as couriers (for couriers as such services security specialised TSCM services remained high remained TSCM services specialised for demand the program, work sensitive not does While ASIO inspections. security Evaluated Product List. A new version of version A new List. Evaluated Product purpose for fit being as assessed Products purpose for are fit they whether determine Inspections include electronic surveys, surveys, include electronic Inspections devices during conferences, or or during conferences, devices listening covert unauthorised detect locks, alarms and security containers to containers security and alarms locks, repair of government locks and security security and locks repair of government (for maintenance the and locksmiths equipment evaluation in 2013–14. this list will be published by T4 by will published list be this in late 2014. the transportation of classified material), of classified transportation the the monitoring of premises for possible possible for of premises monitoring the

T4 conducts a number of practical training of practical T4 anumber conducts and locksmiths to meet the requirements requirements the to meet locksmiths and and their staff. It also regularly delivers delivers regularly staff. It also their and courses for Australian Government agencies Government Australian for courses of SCEC programs. of SCEC programs. consultants enable commercial security Protective securitytraining Performance 2013–14 security advice to its clients clients to its advice In 2013–14 security of providing protective T4 objective its met Protective Security Training Security College, to Protective by delivering following the outputs: Attorney-General’s Attorney-General’s the through training, Technical surveillance Advice assessments Security services and and services Security certifications countermeasures equipment evaluation evaluation equipment Physical security security Physical Protective security risk risk security Protective Protective security reviews and vulnerability vulnerability and reviews training ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Performance 2013–14 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ 11 destruction companies approvals—includes 11 destruction 14 reports during the reporting period reporting during the 14 reports 1 locksmith bulletin 1 locksmith courier report 1 SCEC-endorsed evaluations equipment security 15 73 physical security inspections security physical 73 25 Zone 5site certifications 25 3 security equipment guides equipment 3 security Site certification for 2 shared internet gateway facilities facilities gateway internet 2 shared for Site certification 6 Zone certifications 5provisional 6 vulnerability assessments 6 vulnerability 6 design evaluations 6 design protective security risk reviews risk security 6 protective of this sensitive work program, the demand for for demand the program, work sensitive of this used by Australian Government agencies Government Australian by used specialised TSCM services remained high in remained 2013–14. TSCM services specialised protective security circulars security 5 protective protective security training courses security 8 protective While ASIO does not comment publicly on the details details the publicly on not comment does While ASIO

Through the quarterly Security Security quarterly the Through protective security measures. security protective of Government in the practical application application practical in the Government defence security officers and security security and officers security defence T4 Course, provides also Practitioners For further information on T4 on information visit further For For further information on SCEC on information visit further For managers throughout the Australian Australian the throughout managers training for agency security advisers, advisers, security training agency for www.scec.gov.au. www.asio.gov.au. ASIO Report to Parliament

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament tactical operations, all-source operations, tactical intelligence collection, analysis, analysis, intelligence collection, international partners. internationaland partners. national with engagement and through intelligence priorities national support capabilities and intelligence investigations Security and capabilities investigations intelligence Security Deliverable 3 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ This deliverable includes: 28 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ development. contribution to policy and advice; international partners; national with engagement analysis; and investigations interference counter- analysis; and counter- terrorism investigations investigations terrorism foreign foreign and espionage

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ASIO’s security intelligence functions intelligence functions ASIO’s security ASIO’s investigative horizon is necessarily is necessarily horizon ASIO’s investigative Australia and globally, were reflected in globally, and Australia reflected were ASIO’s Counter-Terrorism Division and to advise government on on government toand advise enablingand to take government management risk informing advisory, and threats such to prevent accuracy and in nature. ASIO’s role are anticipatory Counter-terrorism environment duringenvironment 2013–14, in both entities engaging in acts relevant relevant engaging in acts entities eventuating. ASIO’s work is predictive is predictive ASIO’seventuating. work overseas. These activities enable ASIO enable ASIO activities These overseas. undertakes security intelligence security undertakes investigations andanalysis safety of Australians in sufficient time in sufficient of Australians safety long however, term; security changes to the potential mitigating action. potential action. mitigating preventative actions. actions. preventative monitor and understand threats of threats understand and monitor investigations, a situation likely to persist. asituation likely to persist. investigations, is to identify and assess possible threats threats possible assess and is to identify investigations and operations to identify, to identify, operations and investigations the focus and tempo of counter- tempo and focus the politically motivated violence violence motivated politically to and groups individuals, to assess and lives to or the nationalto security politically motivated motivated politically other and terrorism Australia and Australians, Australians, and to Australia violence whether that threat originates here or or that threat here originates whether

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ASIO has significantly bolstered its its bolstered has significantly ASIO ASIO remained adaptive. It appropriately It appropriately adaptive. remained ASIO and analysis terrorism. terrorism. threat from of the assessment and capabilities is provided in the classified in the is provided capabilities and an enhanced role in associated policy policy role inan enhanced associated Iraq—increasingly in Iraq—increasingly Syriaand those as overseas—such activities extremist as and partnered with Australian and and Australian with partnered and Counter-espionageforeign and government and the private sector, and and sector, private the and government intelligence to advice of security output in interference foreign and espionage Australia. in Australia. activities with converged Counter- understanding of the scale, nature scale, and of the understanding interference investigations Performance 2013–14 Part 1 provides an overview of our current an overview 1provides Part Part 3 section of the annual report. annual of the report. 3section Part development and implementation. Further detail on ASIO’sFurther performance relating to counter- to relating recent years. This has led to an increased to an increased This has led years. recent provide advice to government. advice provide and threats associated assess planning, resources investigative prioritised intelligence terrorist agencies to detect international law enforcement and Australia’s interests by by to Australia’sthreat interests posed volume and complexity during 2013–14volume complexity and terrorism investigations grew in grew investigations terrorism terrorism operations terrorism

This contact could be official or social and officialor could be This contact is a Scheme Reporting Contact The All government employees are obliged are obliged employees All government A challenge is the scale, diversity and and diversity A challenge scale, is the and foreignand interference. espionage threat from of the assessment partnerships. collaborative and are to discover sources of threat and sources are to discover information and communications communications and information and Contact Reporting Scheme obtained through the scheme can: scheme the through obtained could occur either in or outside Australia. in outside or could occur either foreign interference threat interference foreign and espionage methods, sources, of the complexity occurred. ASIO’s work relies on strong strong on relies ASIO’s work occurred. unusual or persistent in any respect. in any respect. unusual persistent or strategy managed by ASIO. Information Information managed ASIO. by strategy ▶ ▶ ▶ Part 1 provides an overview of our current an overview 1provides Part response after harmful activity has activity after harmful response limited tobe providing an investigative that appears to be suspicious, ongoing, ongoing, suspicious, to be that appears nationals foreign with contact to report Australia faces. ASIO’s objectives ASIO’s objectives faces. Australia that in the involved objectives and targets the spectrum of personnel, technical technical of personnel, spectrum the to build resilient defences—spanning technology security policies—rather than than policies—rather security technology whole-of-government counter- whole-of-government ▶ ▶ ▶ Australian Government employees Government Australian espionage and and espionage to identify ASIO assist attempts to cultivate or recruit to recruit cultivate or attempts or deceptive activity, including activity, deceptive or directed against Australia against directed foreign intelligence activity intelligence foreign activity hostile provide vital indicators of clandestine of clandestine indicators vital provide inform ASIO’s mitigation advice advice mitigation ASIO’s inform to the Australian Government. Australian to the ASIO Report to Parliament espionage espionage 2013–14

2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance The Australian Government’s Government’s Australian The Australia’s security to Australia’s security ASIO contributes agencies also have productive have productive also agencies and territory agencies, and international and agencies, territory and counterparts. Australian Government Government Australian counterparts. counter- Committee Counter Terrorism (CTCC), Centre Control Engagement with national partners New ZealandNew Counter-Terrorism Program. National Counter-Terrorism Exercise relationships participation in the Australian and and Australian in the participation community. broader and sector private between Australian Government, state state Government, Australian between intelligence-ledby strong collaboration initiatives, including leadership of the including of the initiatives, leadership through a number of multi-agency of multi-agency anumber through 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 30 terrorism strategy is characterised strategy terrorism and participation in the in the participation and with partners in the in the partners with Counter Terrorism Control Centre

The CTCC, The This process—with its emphasis on on emphasis its This process—with Annual evaluation report evaluation Annual Although its priority-setting and evaluation and priority-setting its Although Australia’s counter- Australia’s terrorism terrorism Counter classified its tabled and appreciation of the counter- of the appreciation are coordinated effective. and against those priorities. The CTCC also The CTCC also priorities. those against of performance evaluatesand the consistent counter- Government’s Australian ensure the evaluation methodology, better reflecting reflecting better evaluation methodology, Australia’s counter- Australia’s coordinating chairing regular roundtables and and chairing regular roundtables counter- communicates Committee (NICMC). The CTCC reports (NICMC).Committee CTCC The reports Counter Terrorism Control Centre intelligence planning document and document intelligence planning Intelligence Management Collection During 2013–14,During CTCC the its improved dissemination of relevant information, information, relevant of dissemination multi-agency provide government with aclearer with government provide itto enabled and judgements its base functions are managedfunctions independently, Australia. on impacting issues fosters inter-agencyfosters collaboration and the intelligence intelligence the CTCC has adopted processes CTCC processes the has adopted to the government annually government viato NICMC, the National Government’s Australian the the CTCC to greater which the on detail with feedback—provided qualitative thorough, counter- the across capabilities and roles various the working groups. These programs These programs groups. working terrorism intelligenceterrorism efforts terrorism intelligence priorities intelligenceterrorism priorities hosted by ASIO, is the is the ASIO, by hosted with those developed by by developed those with mission. The CTCC sets and and The CTCC sets mission. terrorism community. terrorism body responsible for for responsible body Australia’s strategic Australia’s strategic terrorism community community terrorism in April 2013. in April terrorism terrorism

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The program successfully conducted a conducted successfully program The is acommon there This ensures ASIO is a committed member of member is acommitted ASIO Australia’s coordinated response toAustralia’s coordinated response ASIO provides security intelligence advice security provides ASIO arrangements and intelligencearrangements support an efficient and coordinated and an efficient manner to ANZCTC helps and remain initiatives Australian andNew Zealand counter- of the Exercise Writing Committee, Committee, Writing Exercise of the counter- National National the and forums capability individual ofof subcommittees, anumber contributing to the development of development to the contributing Counter-Terrorism ( Committee understanding of the threat environment of the understanding Counter-Terrorism Program. Exercise Counter-Terrorism Program. Exercise Counter-Terrorism Committee During 2013–14During continued ASIO multi-jurisdiction investigation investigation multi-jurisdiction Australia to ensure that Australia of exercises range nationwide counter-nationwide incident response. ASIO is a lead member is alead member ASIO response. incident terrorism and to respond in to and respond of terrorism acts from community the tois well protect placed National counter-terrorism exercises its participation in the National in the participation its to effective prevention, mitigation and and mitigation prevention, to effective terrorist threats. The continuous testing, continuous testing, The threats. terrorist targeted and efficient. the Australian and and Australian the to operational decision-making. to the committee, through membership membership through committee, to the validation of Australia’s improvement and which develops exercises focused on on focused exercises develops which terrorism capability is fundamental capability terrorism terrorism-related incidents, incidents, terrorism-related New ZealandNew terrorism capability. capability. terrorism ANZCTC),

These documents provide guidance provide documents These The CTCC published updated editions of CTCCThe updated editions published The exercise program enables multi-agency enables program exercise The ASIO co-wrote, directed and participated participated and directed co-wrote, ASIO counter- Australia’s cross-sector engagement to: cross-sector counter- effectively, and inform government of government and inform effectively, conducted during the reporting period period reporting during the conducted of exercises G20 series The exercises. ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Annual evaluation report evaluation Annual and document Performance 2013–14 planning lead-up training in and the its Counter- its incident response practices. practices. response incident in improvement and communication identified and explored gaps in current gaps explored and identified in of national anumber counter- to help agencies address Australia’s address to agencies help the performance of agencies in fulfilling of agencies performance the G20 Leaders Summit, enabling Summit, G20 Leaders to the ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ across agencies and sectors and agencies across arrangements and processes and arrangements arrangements. of security legislation, policy, plans, legislation, policy, plans, of security Australia’s counter- Australia’s of capability achievementcapability develop and maintain interoperability maintain and develop interoperability requirements maintain consistency in the application in the maintain consistency inform the review and development development and review the inform to identify capability gaps capability to identify plans arrangements current and test validate training inform training and of validate levels confirm and terrorism priorities more more priorities terrorism terrorism intelligence planning terrorism mission. terrorism ASIO Report to Parliament terrorism terrorism terrorism terrorism 2013–14

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance ASIO makes a sustained contribution to contribution makes asustained ASIO ASIO engages with, and receives support support receives and with, ASIO engages ASIO to draw on the expertise and capability and expertise the on to draw ASIO Attorney-General’s Department and Department Attorney-General’s agencies. To maximise its effectiveness, To maximise effectiveness, agencies. its ability to pursue intelligence to pursue investigations. ability and internationally. ASIO assessments internationally.and assessments ASIO Australia’s security, Australia’s for Iraq Syria and security, Contribution to of overseas partners, enhancing ASIO’s partners, of overseas current conflicts in the Middle in East. the conflicts current Australia. Australia. within radicalisation on of a broad suite and of abroad of policy, resourcing in development the other stakeholders Government and domestic partners. partners. domestic and Government International engagement policy developmentpolicy International liaison relationships enable In 2013–14, the with worked ASIO demands demands Responding effectively to the transnational the to effectively Responding Effective liaison relationships with liaisonwith relationships Effective between security nature of security and intelligence and threats nature of security policy development through the Australian the through development policy foreign fighters returning from from returning fighters foreign by posed terrorism, both domestically domestically both terrorism, Islamist by to the to measures respond legislative international partners. of international anumber from, partners. implications of the conflicts in conflicts of the implications of the makers policy informed to Australians increasing threat posed in those conflicts and their impact impact their and conflicts in those including the consequences arising from from arising including consequences the international partners have proved to be to be have proved international partners the involvement of Australian citizens citizens of Australian involvement the Australia from the threat the from Australia in protecting vital 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 32 international cooperation and intelligence intelligence and

The Organisation worked closely with with closely worked Organisation The national security legislation national security Australia’s ASIO supported policy agencies in the in the agencies policy supported ASIO to agencies Government Australian Australian Intelligence Australian Community (tabled in(tabled June 2013). Bill The seeks amendments to the ASIO Act and and Act ASIO to the amendments and implements the government’s government’s the implements and Iraq conflicts and and conflicts Iraq Syria and in the engaged of the inquiry into inquiry potentialof the reforms of Legislation Amendment Bill (No.Legislation Amendment 1) 2014, National Security of the development Australia after participating in after participating toreturning Australia seeking Australians disrupt or prevent of ability tomeasures improve the agencies topolicy develop specific by the PJCIS the by Report in Chapter 4of its legislative framework, primarily through through primarily framework, legislative response to recommendations made made to recommendations response the conflicts. conflicts. the individuals by to manage threat posed the groups to terrorist support to provide to modernise and improve the improve and the to modernise the Intelligence 2001the Act Services which was introduced on 16 on introduced was which July 2014 .

21 July 2014 submission. to this supplement ASIO has significantly increased increased has significantly ASIO with briefing aprivate provided also ASIO ASIO also contributed to the Senate to the contributed also ASIO (the TIA Act). ASIO made ASIO Act). (the TIA (Interception (Interception and contractors who deliberately who and and contractors malicious threat. of the insider awareness and the growing challenges of maintaining the and Security attended apublic on hearing attended Security engagement with the broader Australian Australian broader the with engagement Government—at both executive levels and and levels executive Government—at both submission to the inquiry, highlighting inquiry, to the submission Malicious insiders are trusted employees employees are trusted Malicious insiders revision of the Telecommunications of the revision lawful access. The Director-General of Director-General The access. lawful interception and data to ASIO’s activities interception data to and ASIO’s activities inquiry into the comprehensive into comprehensive the inquiry assets or premises. or assets technology, techniques, the security of privileged information, information, of privileged security the the Senate inquiry committee. committee. Senate inquiry the the importance of telecommunications telecommunications of importance the wilfully breach their duty to maintain duty wilfully their breach raise advisors—to security agency with Telecommunications (Interception andAccess) Act1979 www.asio.gov.au ASIO Submissionto theSenate inquiry UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED and Access) Act 1979and Access) Act into acomprehensive revision ofthe an unclassified an unclassified February 2014 February

This work will be the focus of continued of continued focus will the be This work and implementation of robust policy and and policy of robust implementation and and integrity of government business. of government integrity and personnel security assessment assessment security personnel and associated policy initiatives. ASIO’s focus initiatives. policy associated effort over the next reporting period, period, reporting next the over effort outcomes and an increased awareness awareness an increased and outcomes of the potential threat to the security potential security threat toof the the experience, and that of its allied that of its and experience, Government’s defence against the the against defence Government’s Of note, ASIO has used its investigative investigative its has used note, ASIO Of security policy reforms and other other and reforms policy security ▶ ▶ Prime Minister Prime Department, the Department of the Department of Defence, on personnel of Defence, on personnel Department but it has already resulted in ithas already resulted significant but partners, to inform the development development the to inform partners, has worked closely with key agencies, agencies, key with closely has worked Organisation The threat. insider malicious Australian the to strengthen procedures has been to simultaneously address: to simultaneously has been improvements in personnel security security in personnel improvements Attorney-General’s Attorney-General’s the including ▶ ▶ ‘need to know’ while notinhibiting to know’ ‘need accessibility—ensuring ASIO’s accessibility—ensuring access—the suitability of ASIO’s suitability access—the clearance holders and the need need the and holders clearance secure and effective government government effective and secure systems and processes appropriately appropriately processes and systems business processes. business restrict access to information a access restrict maintenance processes maintenance for comprehensive and robust robust and comprehensive for vetting, revalidation and clearance clearance and revalidation vetting, and Cabinet and the the and Cabinet and ASIO Report to Parliament

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2 Program Performance 2 Program Performance 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister Foreign for the or Defence for Minister of the request the at warrant under powers collection foreign its exercises ASIO wellbeing. Australia’s economic national Australia’s or relations foreign Australia’s to national security, relating matters on Australia in intelligence foreign to collect Act 17(1)(e) section under ASIO of the authority statutory has the ASIO Australia collection in F Deliverable 4 34 oreign intelligence

ASIO’s outcomes in relation to its in relationASIO’s to its outcomes ASIO’s performance in relation to this ASIO’s performance Australia’sAustralia’s national security, collection special its has used ASIO Minister for of the request the At foreign intelligence intelligence foreign its exercises ASIO annual report. 3of the Part classified in the are reported Australian Signals Directorate. Signals Australian and Service Security Committee of Cabinet. Committee Security Overview economic wellbeing. ASIO undertakes economic wellbeing. undertakes ASIO authorised where powers collection Australia. within collection National National the agency, also and sponsoring Performance 2013–14 National National the by set Intelligence Priorities Minister for Defence, Defence, for Minister the or Affairs Foreign national security, of national security, reasons For Attorney-General, in relation Attorney-General, the by intelligence foreign to undertake powers Australian Secret Intelligence Secret Australian the partners: by stakeholders in terms of ASIO meeting meeting of ASIO in terms stakeholders by Australia’s national national Australia’s or relations foreign foreign intelligence operations collection intelligence collection activity is measured is measured activity intelligence collection to matters that are in the interests of interests that are in the to matters this activity in close cooperation cooperation in close activity this the intelligence requirements of the intelligence of the the requirements with its foreign intelligence its with collection

Part3 3 Outcomes and highlights

‘There is a persistent threat of terrorist violence in Australia, associated with a range of extremist and distorted political, religious and racist ideologies. We also continue to face quite sophisticated attempts to gain access to our most precious government and business secrets via espionage, including by cyber means.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security The Crescent Institute, 11 February 2014

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 3 3 outcomes and highlights 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 36 order to avoid prejudiceorder to security. in is necessary that this of Security Director-General the from obtaining advice to Parliament after Report ASIO unclassified the from entirety in its Act, ASIO of the 94(4) Section under 3, of Part exclusion the has approved Attorney-General The P art 3Ex clu sion ASIO Report to Parliament

2013–14 37 3 outcomes and highlights 3 outcomes and highlights 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 38 Part4 4 ASIO and accountability

‘Today’s intelligence community, its conceptual philosophy, its scope, its essential structure, its balance of human rights and state power, its operating procedures and its accountability and oversight mechanisms derive in large part from the extraordinarily insightful work of Justice Hope and his team.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security 2013 Sir Zelman Cowen Oration, Australian Institute of Public Affairs, 1 October 2013

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 4 4 asio and accountability 10 December 2007—under sections 8A(1) 10 December 2007—under sections 7 September 2013. Prior to the election, election, to7 September 2013. the Prior Attorney-General’s Guidelines—last Attorney-General’s is intelligence activity ASIO’s security into office sworn Attorney-General, is accountability ministerial ASIO’s Brandis QC and Deputy Director-General Kerri Hartland Kerri Director-General Deputy and QC Brandis George Hon. the Senator Attorney-General, The and 8A(2) of the 8A(2)and of the Attorney-General conducted in accordance with the the in accordance with conducted Attorney-General. of Attorney-General. office Attorney-General on Attorney-General the updated by Functional responsibility Brandis QC is Australia’sBrandis QC Hon. George following the federal election on on election following federal the Attorney-General. Senator the Attorney-General. to the Dreyfus QC MP held the the held Dreyfus QC MP Hon. Mark the 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 40 ASIO Act. Act. ASIO The guidelines stipulate that ASIO’s guidelines The Attorney-General issues all ASIO all ASIO issues Attorney-General The Attorney-General will consider the will the consider Attorney-General The Attorney-General Attorney-General to the report must ASIO activities must be conducted in a lawful, in alawful, conducted be must activities warrants questioningand and detention warrants Attorney-General. Attorney-General. to the request a warrant on the extent to which it assisted the the to itassisted which extent the on Organisation in carrying out its functions. its out in carrying Organisation under Part III, Division 3 of the ASIO Act. ASIO Act. of the Division 3 Part III, under If ASIO judges that a warrant is required, is required, judges that awarrant If ASIO request and, if in agreement, will authorise if in and, agreement, request principal of proportionality to ensure of proportionality principal individual’s privacy. individual’s Director-General of Security will present of Security Director-General the the warrant. For every warrant authorised, authorised, warrant For every warrant. the timely and efficient manner, efficient and timely the applying that are issued and approved as specified specified as approved and that are issued into an necessary intrusion least the warrants warrants questioning than other warrants,

Joint/Intelligence_and_Security. The PJCIS is a bipartisan statutory PJCISThe statutory is abipartisan ASIO has been subject to parliamentary to parliamentary subject has been ASIO submissions. ministerial Attorney-General Attorney-General the keeps also ASIO Attorney-General on a range of investigative, arange on Attorney-General Parliamentary and Security and several parliamentary inquiries inquiries parliamentary several and Australia available Parliament of Australia the on 300 ministerial submissions. ministerial 300 Committee onIntelligence operational and administrative issues, issues, administrative and operational committee and its previous inquiries is inquiries previous its and committee of the Intelligence 2001of the Act Services section 28 under established committee Parliamentary Joint oversight joint committee oversight since 1986. since 1986. oversight joint committee In 2013–14 over submitted ASIO In 2013–14 performed was that oversight Parliamentary_Business/Committees/ More information on the role of the role of the the on information More developments, as well as other important important well other as as developments, national security. relating to national primarily communicated through communicated through primarily by the PJCIS the by period, ASIO provided advice to the to the advice provided ASIO period, issues affecting ASIO. During the reporting reporting ASIO.During the affecting issues national of significant security informed website atwebsite www.aph.gov.au/ Senate Estimates , Senate hearings hearings

reviews provide assurance to assurance provide reviews These ongoing responsibility primary The Australia’s intelligence including agencies, Additional functions of the PJCIS of the functions Additional include: administration and expenditure of expenditure and administration a classified briefing session with members members with session briefing a classified conducted appropriately. The committee appropriately. committee The conducted intelligenceof Australian are agencies PJCISof the annually is to review the of the committee in March 2014 committee of the to inform ▶ ▶ ▶ during the reporting period, ASIO hosted hosted ASIO period, reporting during the PJCIS to changesDue to the membership material provided by the agencies to agencies the by material provided to national security-classified has access Australia, including current Australia, the protecting inform its public report. its inform the administration and expenditure expenditure and administration the public that parliament the and the annual financialtheir statements. technical capabilities. capabilities. technical ASIO’s and environment security the terrorism and espionage and challengesterrorism in of ASIO’s role in understanding their ▶ ▶ ▶ entity as a terrorist organisation aterrorist as entity of the Parliament of Australia and and Parliament of Australia of the House of the Parliament of Australia of the House recommendations to each House to each House recommendations and comments reporting an lists aregulation which reviewing minister or a resolution of either of either aresolution or minister responsible to the itby referred in relation any matter reviewing to the responsible minister. responsible to the Australia’s intelligence agencies Australia’sto intelligence agencies ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14

4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability ASIO provided the committee with a with committee the provided ASIO Attorney-General’s Department to inform Department Attorney-General’s agencies for the period 2012–13. period the for agencies intelligence of Australian expenditure and Bill (No.1) 2014 Legislation Amendment Security National environment, committee to provide reports to reports to provide committee classified classified organisational structure, corporate corporate organisational structure, On 27 March 2014, a attended ASIO On 24 June 2013On committee the and expenditure submission Review ofnational Review ofadministration During the reporting period, the PJCIS the period, reporting the During direction and strategic planning, human planning, strategic and direction reporting period, on 16 on July 2014, period, reporting the with worked ASIO period, reporting periods. parliament both for the will and assist periods reporting 2011–12 the both 2012–13 the and to committee the before hearing private national security legislation. During the During the legislation. national security security security the on information provide accountability. accountability. relationships and to security, legislation, approach accommodation, management, resource inform its inquiry. This hearing covered covered This hearing inquiry. its inform in report. Chapter 4of the initiated its review of the administration administration of the review initiated its security legislation the committee’s the to the committee’s report. Outside the the Outside report. committee’s to the response Government’s Australian the to the Committee’s recommendations recommendations Committee’s to the the introduced Attorney-General the of review its from findings its tabled 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 42 submission and an unclassified unclassified an and submission ; the latter is available latter from the as well as ASIO’s expenditure, well ASIO’sas as expenditure, in the Senate to respond Senate to respond in the website. The submissions website. The submissions

18 November 2013; Additional Estimates, 18 November 2013; Estimates, Additional /Parliamentary_Business/Committees/ Legal and and Legal the before appears ASIO portfolio, Attorney-General’s of the part As Senate Standing Committee on and agencies. ASIO first appeared at appeared ASIO first agencies. and Senate Estimates Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs. Supplementary Budget Estimates, on Budget Estimates, Supplementary Senate Estimates in August 1993, and and in August 1993, Senate Estimates an provide hearings Senate Estimates Security and the Deputy Director-General, Director-General, Deputy the and Security on 24 February 2014;on Budget and committee on three occasions: occasions: three on committee evidence at these hearings are available hearings on at these evidence of ASIO’s work, consistent with the the with consistent of ASIO’s work, of Australian Government departments departments Government of Australian for senators to publicly opportunity Constitutional Affairs Committee. Committee. Affairs Constitutional L warrants, and proposed changes proposed and warrants, search scrutinise the operation and expenditure expenditure and operation the scrutinise and Access) Act 1979and Access) Act In 2013–14, of Director-General the During these appearances, ASIO responded ASIO appearances, these During Ben Chifley Building, the execution of ASIO of ASIO execution Building, the Chifley Ben Estimates, on 29 May 2014. on Estimates, K security assessments, the the assessments, budget, security national security. of national requirements the committee’s website, www.aph.gov.au website, committee’s www.aph.gov.au the to the Telecommunicationsto the (Interception to questions on topics such as ASIO’s as such topics on to questions the Parliament of Australia on all aspects all on Parliament aspects of Australia the to engagein public with opportunity the to welcome continues Organisation the erri Hartland, appeared before the the before appeared erri Hartland, egal andConstitutional affairs . Transcripts of ASIO’s

12 February 2014, recommending the Bill12 February 2014, the recommending The committee tabled its report on on report its tabled committee The of Security The Director-General Amendment Act 2014 Act Amendment on into came effect 2 June 2014. This Act: Federal Court judge Court Federal former Assessments, applicants, caseload numbers, internal numbers, caseload applicants, visa protection for assessments committee from questions addressed Security Assessments. The Bill was The Bill was Assessments. Security committee’s website.committee’s of the transcript found in the be can Independent Reviewer of Adverse Independent Reviewer ofof the Adverse of Security of Security confidential hearing underpin the powers, authority and role and authority powers, the underpin On 4 February 2014, the Director-General 4 February 2014,On Director-General the report. and inquiry for Committee On 12 December 2013, the Senate referred Senate referred the 12 December 2013, On ▶ ▶ Migration AmendmentBill2013 Independent Reviewer of Adverse Security Security of Adverse Reviewer Independent Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Affairs Constitutional and Legal Migration Migration the and parliament, by passed hearing, available the onlinehearing, from putting in place a regulatory framework to framework in place aregulatory putting consider government the and passed be the and assessments, of security reviews relating to ASIO’s security members inquiry Stone. detail Hon. Margaret Further the the Migration Amendment Bill 2013 Amendment Migration tothe the ▶ ▶ Tribunal, Tribunal Review Migration the (AAT) a protection visa can be issued only only issued be can visa a protection 1958 Act Migration the amends confirms that has an individual who confirms adverse security assessment security adverse an of or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Appeals Administrative the or unable to appeal to the Refugee Review Review unable Refugee to to appeal the had their visa application refused due refused application visa their had adverse security assessment is assessment security to an adverse where the applicant is not the subject subject is notthe applicant the where provided evidence at a evidence provided of the inquiry. inquiry. of the so that so Telecommunications Telecommunications (Interception The inquiry is focusing on previous is focusing previous on inquiry The Act made by the Australian Law Reform Reform Law Australian the by made Act Committee. References Affairs Australian privacy law and practice; law practice; and privacy Australian Senate inquiry intoSenate the inquiry a comprehensive revision of the of the revision a comprehensive and those made by the PJCIS the by made those and in its access to this information. ASIO’s information. ASIO’s to this access Act 1979 (Interception andAccess) Report of the inquiry into inquiry potential ofthe reforms Report challenges ASIO faces in maintaining maintaining in faces ASIO challenges Commission in its 2008 review of 2008 review in its Commission submission is availablesubmission online from ▶ ▶ and Access) Act 1979 and Access) Act Act) (the TIA national security legislation security national of Australia’s In December 2013, the Senate referred Senate referred In the December 2013, data to ASIO’s activities and the growing the and data to ASIO’s activities ASIO period, reporting the During recommendations relating to the TIA relating TIA to the recommendations made an unclassified submission to the to the submission an unclassified made inquiry, highlighting the importance of of importance highlighting the inquiry, the committee’s website. committee’s the Constitutional and Legal to the telecommunications interception and and interception telecommunications ▶ ▶ adverse an adverse has issued ASIO and Border Protection to issue a to issue Protection Border and original jurisdiction of the of the jurisdiction original security assessment under the the under assessment security security assessment. does not affect a visa applicant’s right applicant’s visa a not affect does detention, of regardless whether discretionary the not remove does of Australia High Court Minister for Immigration Immigration for Minister of the power adverse judicial of an adverse to review seek visa to any person in immigration in immigration to any person visa ASIO Report to Parliament

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43 . 4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability Thom, Thom, Dr Vivienne IGIS, current The Inspector-General of Inspector-General the of Office The The powers of the IGIS are wide-ranging IGIS are wide-ranging of the powers The Independent a public 21 July 2014 on hearing to activities on an ongoing basis. ASIO does ASIO does an ongoing on basis. activities similar commission; and of aroyal to those human for due regard rights. with and at the end of the reporting period. reporting of the end at the Subsequent to the reporting period, the the period, reporting to the Subsequent Inspector-General Inspector-General the under established Intelligence andSecurity Inspector-General of supplement this submission. ASIO also also ASIO submission. this supplement sits within the Prime Minister’s portfolio. Prime the within sits oversight and and 1986 of Intelligence Act and Security Intelligence and Security (IGIS) was Intelligence Security and Director-General of Security attended attended of Security Director-General hosted committee members for a private aprivate for members committee hosted not wait for an inspection of a case to bring of acase not wait an for inspection briefing. The inquiry was ongoing was The inquiry briefing. regular inspections and monitors ASIO’s monitors and regular inspections conducts at any The IGIS time. premises provide assurance that agencies operate operate that agencies assurance provide of activities the reviewing for responsible but proactively provides that advice. that advice. provides proactively but independent statutory officeholder independent statutory issues or errors to the attention of the IGIS of the attention to the errors or issues records and and records to ASIO include access they the Australian Intelligence to Australian the Community with propriety, according to law, propriety, with consistent with ministerial guidelines and directives directives and guidelines ministerial with was appointed in 2010. appointed was is an The IGIS 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 44

The IGIS completed her inquiry during the during the inquiry her IGIS completed The in originated acomplaint, The inquiry ASIO officers conducted themselves themselves conducted officers ASIO ASIO also ensures that the staff staff that the ensures ASIO also ASIO has fully implemented all fully implemented ASIO has a ministerial referral relating to an illegal referral a ministerial at security assessment interviews. interviews. assessment at security in relation ASIO by practices arbitrary and agreed in part to Recommendation 5. 5. to Recommendation in part agreed Outcomes ofIGISinquiries of the report can be found on the IGIS the found on be can report of the systems. and of ASIO’s work access IGIS the the have of Office of the Casework Service, alleging inconsistent Service, Casework IGIS inquiries examined ASIO’s role and examined IGIS inquiries In May 2013 IGIS initiated an the During the reporting period, two full two period, reporting the During maritime arrival. maritime reporting period, and the public version public version the and period, reporting and Advisory Refugee the by lodged interviews. at ASIO representatives recommendations to itagreed. which recommendations recommendations five Of the procedures. reinforce and and ASIO’s policies refresh to that would serve recommendations Inquiry into attendanceInquiry of functions, one stemming from acomplaint from stemming one functions, inquiry into the attendance of legal of legal into attendance the inquiry in full to Recommendations 1to in 4and full to Recommendations Table (see report 3),in the agreed ASIO However, IGIS five made the interviews. manner during the in aprofessional to the IGIS about ASIO, and the other from from other the and ASIO, IGIS about to the to the attendance of legal representatives representatives of legal attendance to the the IGIS stated that ASIO’s internal policies IGIS stated the office the itprovides and need, they lawyers atASIOinterviews were sound and appropriate and that and appropriate and sound were report, In her www.igis.gov.au. website with briefings about particular aspects aspects particular about briefings with

Table 3:IGISrecommendations resulting into from theattendance theinquiry of lawyers atASIOinterviews Recommendation 3 1 5 4 2 ▶ ▶ should: ASIO ▶ (DIBP) to ensureProtection that: Border and of Immigration Department the with work should ASIO ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ should: ASIO classification and cannot be included in this abridged report. in abridged included this be cannot and classification anational security are afforded recommendation of this details The ▶ ▶ ▶ should: ASIO ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ addressed on a case-by-case basis. acase-by-case on addressed being at interviews attendance their with lawyers, as status same the accorded be should agents migration whether consider further representative legal interviewee’s are the they whether ascertain to an interview to attend wants who of any person status the clarify applicants visa in Australia, arrangements making interview when conveyed prior to the day to of interview. the prior conveyed is and may attend lawyer the whether about is made a decision and Immigration by are obtained details personal lawyer’s the passed to ASIO passed attend representative want to have alegal they whether asked are specifically discourage the attendance of a legal representative. of alegal attendance the discourage to officers by interviewing efforts without commence should interviews concern, for cause of aspecific absence in the ensure that, basis acase-by-case on recorded and are considered an interview may attend alawyer whether about ensure that decisions unless sound reasons exist for deciding otherwise deciding for exist reasons sound unless problematic, considered is notto be interview assessment security at a of alawyer training to attendance reinforce that the its review provide a copy of a written undertaking to the signatory. to the undertaking of awritten acopy provide commences interview the before to attendees document template the undertaking provide aperson from requested be should undertaking confidentiality or verbal written a when on officers guidance interviewing for provide ASIO Report to Parliament

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46 Recommendation 6 1 4 ▶ ▶ ▶ includes mechanisms to: This approach procedures. agreed document and alerts national security potential to matches toimplementing resolving acoordinated approach in continue should to build improvements recent on ASIO and Immigration the best available information and advice. and available information best the on to is ultimately make Immigration for that decision one based AFP; the or ASIO with rest should detention in immigration aperson for of security level in relation to the decision the for responsibility that to is notintended suggest into This recommendation account. taken and obtained is also information to AFP ensure relevant AFP the with work also should Immigration criminality of serious issues involves immigration detention management also Where such decisions. a case making into is taken information when account Immigration by all relevant issues are potentially national there security where cases small ensure should that in of number the ASIO and Immigration ▶ the assessment: undertaking to ensure that those involving national security in cases assessments risk conducting for procedures its review should Immigration ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ access all relevant existing information. all existing relevant access areup followed ensure that requests escalate the priority of requests for information for of requests priority the escalate have access to relevant information and expertise including from expertise and information to relevant have access records records of corporate part become assessments ensure that risk information source reference to follow; process astandard have training and appropriate and are linked to the particular client’s case. are linked particular and to the Police (AFP) Federal Australian the and ASIO

The IGIS completed her inquiry during inquiry her IGIS completed The ASIO accepted the three recommendations three the accepted ASIO and Recommendation 6 (see Table 6(see Recommendation and 4). and guidanceand to staff. agencies of people seeking asylum asylum seeking of people agencies of the issues raised during the inquiry. during the raised issues of the changes to ASIO processes, training processes, changes to ASIO Of the six recommendations made by by made recommendations six the Of On 5 June 2013 Minister,On Prime then the significant changes addressing a number anumber changes addressing significant arrival Mr E. Recommendation 1, Recommendation 4 public interest, ASIO had already had initiated ASIO public interest, of amatter becoming case to the prior recommendations, consequent with management by Australian Government Government management Australian by Inquiry into Egyptian maritime Inquiry in full. During the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting in the full. During subject was who arrival illegal maritime the IGIS, three were relevant to ASIO: to ASIO: relevant were three IGIS, the the IGIS website. The report noted that, that, noted report IGIS website. The the public the and period, reporting the notice’. ‘red to an Interpol that the IGIS conduct an inquiry into the an inquiry IGIS conduct that the the Hon. Julia Gillard MP, requested version of the report can be found on found on be can report of the version with particular reference to an Egyptian to an Egyptian reference particular with issues, security complex present who DIBP to implement the to DIBP implement the with worked

The Independent Reviewer’s full terms The role of the Independent Reviewer role of the The Adverse SecurityAssessments assessments provided to the DIBP in DIBP to the provided assessments security adverse of ASIO reviews advisory as any additional information obtained obtained anyinformation additional as Federal Court judge the judge the Court Federal former currently Assessments, Security of Adverse of reference are availableof reference online at on by ASIO to make its assessment, as well as assessment, to make its ASIO by on Independent Reviewer of ▶ ▶ In performing her role, her Independent the In performing Reviewer conducts independent Reviewer conducts Stone, established Margaret was Hon. Reviewer has access to all materials relied has access Reviewer by ASIO since the assessment was made. was assessment since the ASIO by person’ is remains an individual in who person’ relation to ‘eligible persons’. ‘eligible An immigration detention, having been found by DIBP: found by in 2012. December The Independent www.ag.gov.au/asareview. ▶ ▶ adverse security assessment. security adverse under international law because they are the subject of an subject are the they because cancelled, visa protection permanent has their had who or visa, protection to be ineligible for a permanent ineligibleto be apermanent for obligations protection owed to be ASIO Report to Parliament

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4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability At the start of the reporting period, the the period, reporting of the start the At 1 Table oftheIndependentReviewer's 5:Summary caseload since December 2012 caseload to 51. During the reporting to 51. reporting caseload the During the reducing qualifiedor assessments, ▶ 54 Independant Reviewer had a caseload of acaseload had Reviewer Independant during the reporting period as ASIO ASIO as period reporting during the period, the Independent the Reviewer period, reviews. Of these: Of 17 reviews. finalised non-prejudical new independently issued

2013–14 Periodic reviews completed Periodic reviews initiated not anappropriate outcome Reviewer formed theview thattheassessmentwas Number ofassessmentswhere theIndependent appropriate outcome Reviewer formed theview thattheassessmentwas an Number ofassessmentswhere theIndependent Oral submissionsheard Independent Reviewer considering new information referred bythe non-prejudicial orqualifiedassessmentafter Number ofcases where ASIOissuedanew reviews Finalised preliminary to independentreview process issued byASIOinrelation to eligiblepersons separate New non-prejudicial orqualifiedsecurityassessments ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ for details. Parliament to 2012–13 Report ASIO see 2012–13, in completed were reviews primary 54 the 5 of 1 . Reviews ceased for three individuals three for ceased . Reviews 48 security assessments were were assessments security adverse 15 The Independent Reviewer found The Independent Reviewer found appropriate, and these are now subject are now these appropriate, and account new information referred referred information account new adverse adverse anew issued ASIO where case security assessment taking into taking assessment security by the Independentby the Reviewer. to be an appropriate outcome. an appropriate to be assessment security adverse new the to periodic review. This includes one one review. This includes to periodic

▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ assessments) assessment. the re-examining After assessment. and notappropriate was assessment case, ASIO issued a qualified security aqualified security issued ASIO case, In one case, the IndependentIn the Reviewer one case, IndependentIn the Reviewer one case, qualified security assessment issued issued assessment qualified security recommended ASIO issue aqualified issue ASIO recommended Independent by the Reviewerreferred information aresult of new as ASIO by adverse security security found ASIO’s adverse period. reporting last in the anew, appropriate found to be prejudicial (resulted 2012–13 in non- N/A N/A 10 2 3 0 5 1 assessment) assessment) (resulted in (resulted in a qualified a qualified 2013–14 15 28 17 0 2 1 1 3 Total 18 38 22 0 2 4 1 3 12 months. In June 2014, months. 12 Independent the The Independent Reviewer’s terms reviews were finalised finalised were reviews of these A number cases these considering still was ASIO assessments for eligible persons every every eligible for persons assessments any recommendations. ASIO was still still was ASIO any recommendations. at the end of the reporting period. reporting of the end at the advanced drafts of a further 11 reports. 11 reports. further of a drafts advanced period. reporting of the end at the of reference require her to conduct a to conduct require her of reference concerning three cases to ASIO, together together to ASIO, cases three concerning considering the new information in these in information these new the considering reviews were ongoing were reviews These cases. of two assessments concluding original that the information. new of the until ASIO concludes its consideration consideration its concludes until ASIO just after the end of the reporting period. reporting the of end the after just In addition to the finalised cases, during cases, finalised to the In addition In a further two cases, the Independent Independent the cases, two In afurther reviews that reviews primary to the In addition Reviewer referred new information information new referred Reviewer Reviewer submitted draft reports reports draft submitted Reviewer reviews reviews periodic commenced Reviewer security security of adverse review periodic her reports. The drafts summarised all the the all summarised drafts The reports. her period. Under the terms of reference, terms the Under period. information before her but did but notinclude her before information the reporting period, the Independent the period, reporting the three cases at the end of the reporting reporting of the end at the cases three the review process remains hold on process review the the Independent Reviewer had prepared prepared had Reviewer Independent the with incomplete but advanced drafts of drafts incomplete advanced but with were not an appropriate outcome. outcome. not an appropriate were were either finalised or referred to ASIO, to ASIO, referred or finalised either were

National Independentthe National of Office The The role of the INSLM is to assist ministers ministers INSLM is to assist of the The role Act 2004 Security Legislation 2010Security Monitor Act are of available website the online from 18 June 2014and reports The respectively. appoint a new INSLM. anew appoint national security legislation: nationaland security Security Legislation (INSLM) Monitor was Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Proceedings) Civil and (Criminal Information National Security Security National of the examinations ended on 20 April 2014. on ended of time At the Cabinet, www.dpmc.gov.au. The reports reports The www.dpmc.gov.au. Cabinet, National National Independent the by established Independent NationalSecurity L ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ INSLM 21 April 2011, on his term and detail the outcomes of the INSLM’s of the outcomes the detail During the reporting period the INSLM’s the period reporting the During Walker SC the as Mr Bret appointed was Australia’s counter- Australia’s ensuring in tabled in parliament, on 12 December 2013 on in parliament, tabled Department of the Prime Minister and Minister and Prime of the Department the third and fourth annual reports were were annual reports fourth and third writing, the government had yet to yet had government the writing, ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ egislation Monitor and responding to terrorism responding and and investigation of security threats. threats. of security investigation and existing in the issues address contains appropriate safeguards safeguards contains appropriate counter- legislation that may adversely affect affect legislation that may adversely prevent Australians participating participating Australians prevent international obligations Australia’s with is consistent in offshore conflicts in offshore is effective in deterring, preventing preventing deterring, in is effective to protect the rights of individuals. rights the to protect terrorism offences or the identification identification the or offences terrorism of prosecution and investigation the , which is designed to: is designed , which terrorism financing and terrorism ASIO Report to Parliament terrorism terrorism . 2013–14

4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability activities: several made INSLM’s the and reports submissions and evidence in private in private evidence and submissions ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ During the reporting period ASIO provided provided ASIO period reporting the During recommendations relating to ASIO’srecommendations matters, INSLM these on to the hearings 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ 50 Act 2001 ASIO officers and human sources humansources and officers ASIO and Australian Geospacial-Intelligence Geospacial-Intelligence Australian and amending the Intelligenceamending the Services criminal civil and from are protected amending ASIO’s questioning powers powers amending ASIO’s questioning Service (ASIS)—that is, not requiring a notrequiring is, (ASIS)—that Service Director-General of Security and and of Security Director-General of the cooperation between ASIO and ASIO between cooperation of intelligencecourse operations Organisation where it is at the request request itis at the where Organisation of the United Nations Act 1945 United Act of the Nations ministerial authorisation for requests requests for authorisation ministerial liability for certain conduct in the in the conduct certain for liability Director-General of Security, of Security, Director-General the by approved to be suspension passport is for the purpose of assisting ASIO in ASIO of assisting purpose is the for including suspending the capacity including capacity the suspending an for interim ability introducing the intelligence where operation’ scheme introducing ‘special alegislative the performance of its functions; of its performance the Signals Directorate Australian to ASIS, Australian Secret Intelligence Secret Australian the Charter Charter the against to include offences to use a foreign passport aforeign to use to streamline intelligence intelligence streamline to

The PJCISThe considered has separately national security legislation. legislation. Australia’s national security ASIO’s Office of Legal Counsel assists ASIO ASIO assists Counsel of Legal ASIO’s Office ASIO’s powers and functions. In relation functions. and ASIO’s powers (No. 1) 2014 into parliament to amend L areas, external stakeholders and legal legal and stakeholders external areas, after the reporting period the Australian Australian the period reporting the after Security Legislation Amendment Bill Legislation Amendment Security on capability risks and on the scope of scope the on and risks capability on of ASIO investigations, capabilities, capabilities, investigations, of ASIO National National the introduced Government capability protection several of these issues, and shortly shortly and issues, of these several ▶ ▶ In particular, the office provides advice advice provides In office particular, the methodologies, officer and source and officer methodologies, to protection balance the representatives principles of open justice. of open principles identities, and foreign liaison foreign and relationships identities, in carrying out its operational activities. activities. operational its out in carrying to manage its legal compliance and risk compliance legal to risk manage and its the office works closely with operational operational with closely works office the to ASIO’s in proceedings, involvement legal with court requirements and the the and requirements court with ▶ ▶ egal assurance and amending the name alias or amending the of a on security grounds, where to do where grounds, security on stateless individual the would notrender so Immigration and Border Protection to Protection Border and Immigration revoke the citizenship of Australians of citizenship Australians the revoke beginning. the from process proscription organisation terrorist proscribed Minister for for Minister the for introducing apower without having to conduct the the having to conduct without

The office assists ASIO in the proper use of use proper the ASIO in assists office The This assistance included: assistance This ASIO across a range of operations, of operations, arange across ASIO available satisfies the legislative legislative the available satisfies information the whether on advice administrative proceedings. proceedings. administrative of warrant revocation and reporting reporting and revocation of warrant of ongoing management timeliness and ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ During 2013–14,During assisted office the Attorney-General. to the documentation requirements; assessing and processing processing and assessing requirements; warrants by providing by warrants powers special its investigations and legal and and legal and investigations warrants; and helping in the provision provision helping and in the warrants; the overseeing documentation; warrant ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ agency decision-making—this decision-making—this agency security advice of security provision areas in the G20 meetings G20 of the ahead of the intelligence and of the case of significant counter- of significant under the ASIO Act ASIO the under security assessments, procedural procedural assessments, security staff for planning for deployment and staff providing training to operational staff staff providing training to operational records of decision preparation providing legal support to operational to operational support providing legal to anumber support protection capability and providing legal assistance and advice providing legal providing legal support to operational to operational support providing legal fairness and use of legal powers powers of legal use and fairness including matters, in relation to various evaluation legal preparation, interview advice of legal provision the included investigations Syria from individuals training in returning or to support security assessment assessment security to support Government Australian to inform the growing threat of radicalised growing threat of radicalised the planningto around operational espionage espionage

The office also continued its work in work its continued also office The The office continued to provide a range a provide to continued office The Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014’,Amendment page on 53). (see ‘ adequately equips and assists it to fulfil its itto its fulfil assists and equips adequately and judicial review in the Federal and and Federal judicialand in the review ensuring that legislation affecting ASIO ASIO that legislationensuring affecting conducted by the INSLM. The INSLM’s INSLM. The the by conducted those as such reviews to contributing of recommendations, including the of recommendations, operations scheme, a recommendation scheme, operations of capability protection advice to support to support advice protection of capability ▶ ▶ ▶ High Courts of Australia. High Courts Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014Legislation Amendment both the merits review process in the AAT in the process review merits the both for legislative amendment within a within amendment legislative for advocating included This work functions. fourth annual report contained a number anumber contained annual report fourth implementation of a special intelligence National Security National up intaken Security the whole-of-government agenda and actively agenda actively and whole-of-government ▶ ▶ ▶ and associated documentationand associated and state level. state and change at both the Commonwealth Commonwealth change the at both legislative of prospective operations 50 cases as a party or where ASIO’s where or aparty as 50 cases managing ASIO’s in involvement over warrants processing and reviewing providing advice on the effect on effect the on providing advice information was used in evidence used was information National Security Legislation National Security ASIO Report to Parliament

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4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability The PublicThe Governance, Performance Department Department the with work This included Act 2014 Act 1997 Accountability legislation Attorney-General’s Department to Department Attorney-General’s Accountability legislation. legislation. Accountability Governance, Performance and Accountability and Performance Governance, (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) and became effective on 1 July 2014. effective became and and Accountability legislation. Accountability and and worked cooperatively with other other with cooperatively worked and subordinate regulations and and rules application of parts of the proposed proposed of the of parts application See Part 5 for further information about about information further 5for Part See Performance and 2013 AccountabilityPerformance Act Public Governance, Performance and Financial Management and Accountability Accountability and Management Financial ensure a smooth transition from the the from transition ensure asmooth collecting intelligence relevant to security. intelligencecollecting to security. relevant in achieved This was investigations. or of intelligence personnel ongoing security would still of to Finance ensure that ASIO L and Accountability Amendment Act 2014and Accountability Act Amendment Public Public the counterpart, consequential Its During the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting the During received royal assent on 26 June 2014 on assent royal received Public Governance, Performance and and Public Performance Governance, accountability regime (under regime the accountability previous reviewed the proposed draft legislation draft proposed the reviewed regime to ASIO’s day-to-day work in work to ASIO’sregime day-to-day practical the on advising ASIO by part the would notjeopardise mechanisms that these and before as mechanisms accountability same to the subject be intelligence and security agencies, agencies, intelligence security and Department of Finance and the the of and Finance Department the the Public Governance, Performance Public Performance the Governance, which amends the Public the Governance, amends which 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament egislative change 52 , received royal assent on 30 June. 30 on assent royal , received ) to the new regime under the the under regime new ) to the

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Information Privacy Act 2014 Act InformationThe Privacy was (ACT) ASIO of personal information relevant to relevant information of personal ASIO (other than personal health information) health (other personal than amendments to state and territory territory and to state amendments agencies can perform their role effectively role effectively their perform can agencies to privacy right the a balance between Bill provide to and the amendments and safety. safety. and 3 June 2014. to regulate introduced It was Information Act2014(ACT) Privacy collecting intelligencecollecting to security. relevant to the regime proposed of the of parts ensuring intelligence and law enforcement in public interest the and of individuals, a intelligence. undertook ASIO of security security that would assist in the collection collection in the that would assist security L In ASIO’s view, the resulting exemptions In ASIO’s resulting exemptions view, the Wales, ACT and Victorian legislation AIs. on Victorian and ACT Wales, work this period, reporting the During pursuing has been ASIO Department, Attorney-General’s of the support the With departments on the practical application application practical the on departments During the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting the During resulted in amendments to New South South to New inresulted amendments (AIs). identities legislation assumed on performance by ASIO of its function of function of its ASIO by performance briefings to relevant ministers and and ministers to relevant briefings proposed tolarge review amount of work might prevent the timely disclosure to timely the might prevent Government ACT to the advice provided ACT. in the agencies publicby sector of Assembly Legislative the by passed national security of national security interests in the the in that the Bill, as it had been introduced, introduced, Bill, been ithad as that the information handlingthe of personal on (ACT) Territory Capital Australian the egislation onassumedidentities Information Privacy Act 2014 Act Information Privacy achieve

The 2009 Identities) Act Crimes (Assumed The The Crimes (Assumed Identities) Regulations Identities) (Assumed Crimes The Act 2004 July 15 2013, on amended was (Vic) 2006 AI under a Commonwealth AI authority. AI aCommonwealth under AI AI acquired under a Commonwealth AI AI aCommonwealth under acquired AI AI authority. The legislative amendments amendments legislative The authority. AI (ACT) was amended on 10 December 2013 on amended was (ACT) (Cwlth) law the for acorresponding (Assumed Identities) Act 2010 Identities) Act (Assumed was (NSW) an order from an eligible Supreme NSW from an order 23 August 2013 on to allowamended the applications be heard in chambers and and heard in chambers be applications is information ensure that sensitive also aCommonwealth under identity assumed authority in the Victorian BDM register, BDM and Victorian in the authority Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court for entry of an AI in the ACT ACT in the of an AI entry for Court Supreme entry, or cancellation of an entry, of an AI of an AI of cancellation an entry, or entry, orders from the Victorian Supreme Court Court Supreme Victorian the from orders for legislation to apply AI Victorian the on other evidence of an AI authorised by a by authorised of an AI evidence other Court judge for entry of an AI in the NSW NSW in the of an AI judge entry for Court Commonwealth AI authority. authority. AI Commonwealth BDM register in acquiring evidence of the of the in acquiring evidence register BDM Director-General of Security to apply for for to apply of Security Director-General Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) Marriages and Deaths Births, Crimes Act 1914 Crimes Act of the IAC Part declaring Crimes (Assumed Identities Crimes (Assumed of the purposes not in open court. court. not in open for orders for in applications protected of the in acquiring evidence register in the NSW BDM register by requiring that requiring by register BDM NSW in the for entry, or cancellation of entry, of an of cancellation entry, or entry, for New SouthW to apply for an order from the ACT ACT the from an for order to apply of Security to Director-General allow the to support the acquisition/cancellation the of to support Victoria National Security Law Enforcement Security and National (Vic). This means ASIO can rely rely can This means ASIO (Vic). ales

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These amendments represent a significant asignificant represent amendments These The proposed amendments fall into fall amendments proposed The additional containssome BillThe also The Bill is intended to modernise and and BillThe to is intended modernise to important effect BillThe gives 2014 into parliament 16 July 2014. on address gaps in the legislative framework framework legislative in the gaps address during the of work body a significant Amendment Bill(No. 1) 2014 Brandis QC Brandis QC Hon. George The Senator Intelligence Services Act 2001Intelligence (the ISA). Act Services outcome for ASIO in the protection of the of the protection in the ASIO for outcome environments. environments. mandate in its out to carry equipped changes to the ASIO Act and the the and Act ASIO changes to the secrecy offences in the ASIO Act and the the and Act ASIO the in offences secrecy National SecurityL national security national security reforms ofAustralia’s ISA to protect intelligence personnel and and intelligence to protect personnel ISA Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) Legislation Amendment While outside of the reporting period, period, reporting of the While outside Intelligence through Community, primarily Report of the inquiry into inquiry potential ofthe Report PJCIS’s protection of information and capabilities. and of information protection and the cooperation modernisation, measures to update and strengthen tomeasures update strengthen and reform is critical to ensuring ASIO is to ASIO ensuring is critical reform in Chapter 4 of the recommendations period. reporting ASIO believes this legislative legislative this believes ASIO legislation. identity of its officers and people. and officers of its identity four broad themes; effectiveness, effectiveness, themes; four broad information. National Security National Security the introduced the face of rapidly changing security changing of security rapidly face the Bill built was of the on introduction the that governs the activities of the Australian Australian of the activities the that governs ASIO Report to Parliament egislation

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4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability The Bill changesThe to includes enhance Legislation NationalThe Security ASIO’s surveillance device provisions, provisions, device ASIO’s surveillance to update are amendments included Also ASIO in the performance of its functions functions of its performance in the ASIO an enabling by to undertake ASIS ASIS, Bill (No. 1) 2014Amendment includes (or class of Australian persons) persons) (or of Australian class The Bill also incorporates amendments to amendments incorporates Bill The also and for the specific purpose of producing of producing purpose specific the for and to support of activities, series or activity, problems to address amendments warrants, including: warrants, ASIO of effectiveness Cooperation BROAD THEMESofthebill ▶ surveillance devices and alignment and devices surveillance ▶ ▶ modernise ASIO’s employment provisions. ASIO’s employment modernise being experienced with the scope and and scope the with experienced being legislation in respect of the use of use of the legislation in respect intelligence on an Australian person intelligence person an Australian on and ASIO between cooperation further Modernisation Effectiveness including by making clarifications toincluding making by clarifications without a ministerial authorisation. authorisation. aministerial without 2004 Act Devices Surveillance the with 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ 54 Organisation Act 1979Organisation Act access legislation (section 25A of 25A legislation (section access to ASIO’samendments computer activities that would otherwise be be that would otherwise activities intelligence special a proposed employees and other persons from from persons other and employees ASIO to protect scheme operations unlawful. liability for certain lawfully authorised authorised lawfully certain for liability warrant person introduction of an identified of an identified introduction Australian Security Intelligence Intelligence Security Australian the )

Telecommunications and (Interception The Bill also contains changes to confirm containschanges to Bill confirm The also The Bill includes amendments to the to the Bill amendments The includes Access) Act 1979 Amendments in the Bill also include the include the Bill in also the Amendments Bill in is the change reflected Another warrants and authorisations, authorisations, and warrants Act ASIO ASIO protect the identity of employees, of employees, identity the protect ASIO the Australian Intelligence Australian the Community. an ASIO officer) can be referred to law be referred can officer) an ASIO authorisations issued under the ASIO Act. ASIO the under issued authorisations an additional legislative basis to basis legislative help an additional enforcement for investigation when itis when investigation for enforcement national security national of security communication provisions communication-of-information of information relating to an agency in relatingof information to an agency certificate regime to apply to some to some to apply regime certificate similar to the regimes in the similar in the regimes to the sources and sensitive capabilities used used capabilities sensitive and sources and capabilities not otherwise relevant to security. to security. relevant not otherwise information and to introduce offences to offences and introduce information of unauthorised offences existing for 2001 Intelligence and in the Act Services for unauthorised copying and/or copying removal unauthorised for Protection ofinformation warrants or or warrants certain with in connection introduction of a prima facie evidentiary evidentiary facie of aprima introduction Business Liaison Unit. Liaison Business the through to cooperate ASIO for power existing the the ASIO Act (publishing the identity of (publishing identity the Act ASIO the 92 of of section to ensure that breaches the ASIO Act to increase the penalty penalty the to increase ASIO Act the with the private sector—for example, example, sector—for private the with This amendment provides provides . This amendment

15 January 2014, implemented had ASIO Throughout the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting the Throughout The framework complements ASIO’s complements framework The Act 2013 Act 1914— Act 2013 and investigate wrongdoing and investigate and avenues for individuals for to makeavenues a about wrongdoing or maladministration, wrongdoing maladministration, or about Public Interest Disclosure of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Cabinet Minister and Prime of the either within the Organisation or in the in or the Organisation the within either existing security protocols and provides provides and protocols security existing Department Department the with IGIS and the of Office supports the need for all APS agencies agencies all for APS need the supports strongly culture. ASIO security supportive For intelligence agencies, the PID Act PID Act intelligenceFor the agencies, By the time the Public the time Interest the DisclosureBy legislation—such as the ASIO Act, Act, ASIO the as legislation—such mechanism public interest disclosure involvingpublic interest maladministration in the APS, APS, in the maladministration legitimate pathway for reporting concerns concerns legitimate reporting for pathway clear a with public and officials provides to support procedures and policies implementing policies and procedures procedures and implementing policies intelligence information including within ASIO. within including information and provides specific specific provides and information to have the ability to facilitate disclosure to facilitate ability to have the the PID Act. PID Act. the under made to any disclosures deal with Crimes the and ISA the IGIS Act, the the the the PID Act. The new policy framework framework policy new The PID Act. the works in conjunction with other other with in conjunction works worked in close consultation with the the with consultation in close worked wider Australian Public Service (APS). Public Australian Service wider Organisation with an additional an additional with Organisation (the PID Act) came into effect on into came effect (the PID Act) to protect intelligence intelligence protect to to develop a strong and and astrong to develop .

ASIO can be made via telephone to via made telephone be can ASIO and allocated to an investigating authority. authority. to an investigating allocated and and responsibilities under the PID Act. the under responsibilities and mandatory to undertake are required Since implementing the policies and and policies Since implementing the organisational effectiveness and and effectiveness organisational e-learning training outlining their rights rights their outlining training e-learning program an education on embarked One of the allocated disclosures was was disclosures allocated of the One Canberra BC ACT 2610 ACT BC Canberra Public interest disclosures regardingPublic disclosures interest new of the six months first In the disclosure investigation produced produced disclosure investigation Public Disclosures Interest PO Box 7241 Box PO recommendations aimed at improving aimed recommendations public interest completed The processes. procedures in January 2014, in January procedures has ASIO accountability. increasing accountability. overall internal reviewing in an investigation resulted second the and investigation, received were disclosures two framework, investigating officers. In addition, all staff staff alladdition, In officers. investigating and officers authorised supervisors, for allfor training staff, including delivering 02 6249 6804 or sent to: sent or 02 6249 6804 withdrawn by the discloser prior to prior discloser the by withdrawn

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55 4 asio and accountability 4 asio and accountability Council of Australian Governments Governments Council of Australian The fraud control fraud policies and and policies fraud its reviewed ASIO to enhancing its is committed ASIO Amendment Bill (No. 2)Amendment 2014 of part as (COAG) review committee completed its its (COAG) completed committee review Internal auditsand and tabled its report on 14 May 2013. on report its tabled and fraud risk assessment to inform its its to inform assessment risk a fraud 1 July 2014, on rules associated and arrangements so that they reflect reflect that they so arrangements Some of the COAG recommendations are COAG of the recommendations Some Governments review of Council ofAustralian Performance and 2013 AccountabilityPerformance Act guidance documents and conducted conducted and guidance documents Criminal Code Act 1995 Act Code under Criminal the orders detention preventative and orders control expanding the definition of ‘terrorist act’ act’ of ‘terrorist definition the expanding and offence hoax creating aterrorism counter- current Fraud Control Plan. Fraud Control current COAG made recommendations regardingCOAG recommendations made Fraud control counter-terrorism legislation National Security Legislation National Security proposed in the introduction for considered being of counter-review best practice. In preparation for the the for In preparation practice. best in legislation include to relevant clearly introduction of the Public of the Governance, introduction management and control fraud threats of action. It also made changes to made It also of action. threats to that review. response Government’s Australian the 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 56 terrorism offences, such as such offences, terrorism terrorism legislation terrorism

The Internal Audit directorate undertakes undertakes Internal AuditThe directorate Safety Act 2011 a Act recommended and Safety fraud control and management and control fraud ASIO’s Audit fraud, which was dealt with dealt was which with fraud, of allegation allegation fraud and arrangements audited ASIO’s compliance with the ASIO’saudited compliance the with is meeting Organisation ensure the and a feature of ASIO induction training for induction a feature of ASIO and had implemented a health and and ahealth had implemented and employees and contractors has been has been contractors and employees guidance material, had expanded the the guidance material, expanded had audit in follow-up the the conducted Guidelines. These provide staff with with staff provide These Guidelines. underway at the time. The directorate directorate The time. at the underway specific guidance on the Commonwealth Commonwealth guidance the on specific several years. The Organisation also also Organisation The years. several safety inspection program. inspection safety In the reporting period, ASIO also also ASIO period, reporting In the developed its Fraud Management its developed Fraud awareness training for all new training all for new Fraud awareness were of fraud allegations external No Health and Safety Representative role Representative Safety Health and personnel must complete every three years three complete every must personnel fraud awareness, which ASIO ASIO which awareness, fraud on module training e-learning amandatory provides reported. reported. one received ASIO procedures. reporting health and safety policy development and and development policy safety and health area in of work the improvements made had found ASIO and period reporting Work and Health of the requirements In 2012–13,requirements. directorate the legislative, policy regulation and performance to improve ASIO processes areas and of business audits performance fraud control policy framework, framework, policy control fraud follow-up audit be conducted to assess to assess conducted audit be follow-up through the PID Act investigative process. process. investigative PID Act the through the outcomes of a number of projects of of projects anumber outcomes the

. The 2013–14The Internal Plan Audit Work The audit found ASIO was meeting the the meeting was audit found ASIO The The audit sought to establish to audit establish sought The 1988. Act Rehabilitation and CompensationSafety ASIO officers’ identities and prevent the the prevent and identities officers’ ASIO to protect are used identities Assumed (Assumed Identities) Act 2010 Identities) Act (Assumed Audit ofassumedidentities activities. The authority for this is drawn is drawn this for authority The activities. arose from new requirements in the in the requirements new from arose ASIO’s on This audit focused audit. of, internal controls. assurance and a small number of authorities are a small of authorities number six-monthly. Additionally,are applied National Security Law Enforcement Security and National of the legislation and the Guidelines for for Guidelines the legislation and of the to continued also ASIO partners. external to ensure the compliance audits Organisation’s conformance with privacy privacy with conformance Organisation’s under which stringent audit requirements audit requirements stringent which under In 2013–14, to conduct continued ASIO Rehabilitation Management System and Rehabilitation Authorities 2012 to manageRehabilitation Authorities potential compromise of ASIO operational operational of ASIO potential compromise requirements and agreements made with with made agreements and requirements requirements of the framework and and framework of the requirements maintained under the New South Wales South New the maintained under Crimes Act 1914, Crimes Act of the IAC Part from included an additional annual compliance additional an included for, accountability provide and framework compliance toin abetter promote order arrangements informal existing formalise the return to work of its injured employees. injured employees. of its to work return the the guidelines. guidelines. the whether ASIO was using the framework framework using was the ASIO whether .

To achieve this, ASIO adheres to a best to abest To adheres ASIO this, achieve The Internal Audit directorate undertook undertook Internal AuditThe directorate Security inASIO Australian Government requirements requirements Government Australian to ASIO ensuring is committed ASIO assist in promoting an active security security in an active promoting assist as emerging threats to ASIO’s internal threats emerging as ASIO-specific has additional also and compromise. from are protected assets all mandated audits and provided provided and all mandated audits culture amongst ASIO officers. officers. ASIO culture amongst officers, premises, information and and information premises, officers, certificates of compliance to the Office Office to the compliance of certificates of the IGIS and privacy commissioners commissioners privacy IGIS and of the security. Such programs, coupled with with coupled programs, Such security. robust security policies and procedures, procedures, and policies security robust reflect contemporary issues as well as issues contemporary reflect to designed initiatives and programs awareness includemeasures security These measures. security protective meets which model security practice issues requiring rectification were identified. were rectification requiring issues where specifically required. No compliance required. specifically where ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 57

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These programs focus on ensuring that ensuring on focus These programs ASIO employs a range of activities of activities arange employs ASIO to meet are designed premises All ASIO and authorised. These programs include These programs authorised. and to ensure that ASIO’s capabilities and and/or that classified and sensitive secure and appropriate, authorised and monitoring activities. monitoring and Security Policy Framework’s requirements requirements Framework’s Policy Security environment is always changing, changing, is always environment compliance, ongoing and audit security of system reviews culture, campaigns awareness ongoing security constantly emerging. constantly usage of ASIO information systems is systems information of ASIO usage Information technology information security Physical and secure and that usage is appropriate is appropriate that usage and secure security Protection strategies are continually strategies Protection designed to develop a strong security security astrong to develop designed security security that the in recognition reviewed programs designed to protect ASIO’s to protect designed programs information technology systems are systems technology information protected. is effectively information systems. communication and information security information implements also ASIO assets. and information premises, of officers, protection the for the Australian Government Protective Protective Government Australian the with new threats and challenges and threats new with

Part5 5 Corporate management

‘National security is as relevant today as it has ever been. The threats exist, and they endure. We are in the business of dealing with the unknown, often in a fast and fluid environment—in fact, very little in our business is certain.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security Security in Government Conference 2013, 13 August 2013

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 5 5 Corporate management To operate effectively, ASIO must not must ASIO To effectively, operate and governance national security capability capability Australia’s national security ASIO’s Strategic PlanASIO’s Strategic 2013–16 is an Corporate strategy ASIO Strategic Plan2013–16 Australia of Australia needs security the meet only elements specific to that ensuring specific elements of the Publicof the Governance, Performance operational planning, including: used to prepare ASIO for the introduction introduction the for to ASIO prepare used unclassified, publicly available document. publicly available document. unclassified, ▶ ▶ ▶ and 2013 Accountability Act Importantly, the Strategic Plan was also Plan Strategic also was the Importantly, In 2013–14 as Plan Strategic served the It is available ASIO’s on website Policy. Management reflects that requirement and contains and that requirement reflects is maintained. maintained. is tomorrow. ASIO’s Strategic Plantomorrow. ASIO’s Strategic 2013–16 challenges of the for today prepare but Risk of ASIO’s Risk development the through the keystone of ASIO’s strategic and and of ASIO’s strategic keystone the www.asio.gov.au. www.asio.gov.au. 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ 60 ensuring ASIO’s development capability goals outlined in the Strategic Plan Strategic in the outlined goals executive focus executive and priorities committee corporate Organisation through business plans, plans, business through Organisation setting the overall direction of the of the direction overall the setting performance as it pertained to itpertained as performance on reporting measuring and investments contributed to meeting the to meeting contributed investments the Strategic Plan. Strategic the , particularly particularly , Framework Committee Corporate ASIO

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 5 5 Corporate management Executive Executive the to facilitate done This was Executive Board meets monthly. meets Board Executive The ASIO conducts quarterly internal quarterly conducts ASIO ASIO’s corporate committees on outcomes, on committees ASIO’s corporate (the PGPA Act) coming into effect, the the coming(the into PGPA effect, Act) and oversight to significant policy policy to significant oversight and security consider budget issues, and and investment program, and risks. and program, investment and a briefing with representatives from the the from representatives with a briefing Performance and 2013 AccountabilityPerformance Act corporate committees provide to the to the provide committees corporate Executive Executive the period, reporting the Over strategy, and provide guidance provide and strategy, espionage espionage and environment security strategic risk requires action. requires risk strategic to and to ASIO importance strategic Plan ASIO’s Strategic 2013–16. against set Its functions are to set ASIO’s strategic ASIO’s strategic are to set functions Its In the lead-up to the Public to the lead-up Governance, In the Board’s consideration of matters of of matters Board’s consideration were parameters and refined were Board reporting the Over Board. Executive National Audit Office (ANAO) as part of as part (ANAO) National Audit Office are visibleto Australian Board Executive minutes of the The developments. resource significant consider direction, Board received regular reporting from from regular reporting received Board Department of Finance, enabling ASIO to of Finance, enabling ASIO Department Executive Board received submissions submissions received Board Executive performance reporting, which the the which reporting, performance highlight when an emerging or ongoing or anhighlight emerging when Executive to the performance reporting for system and process the period, key security issues (including the conflict (including conflict issues the security key meet the requirements of the PGPA of the Act. requirements the meet to procedures and input place policies Internal performance reporting Syria, developments in the domestic domestic in the developments Syria, in its governance audit. governance its Risk Committee and and ASIO’s Audit Risk and Committee from threats), Organisation’s budget the 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 62

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Finance Committee (FC) monitors (FC) monitors Committee Finance The Risk Committee (ARC) (ARC) Audit Risk and Committee The ASIO’s financial performance and provides provides and ASIO’s financial performance A subcommittee of the FC is FC ASIO’s of the A subcommittee Executive Board on the the on Board Executive to the advice additional assurance to the board board to the assurance additional as each project advanced. each project as and policy compliance. The ARC is a senior compliance. is asenior ARC The policy and legislative and of internala range controls Audit andRiskCommittee capabilities required to meet identified identified to meet required capabilities the at delivering aimed of investment of ASIO’s move workforce of the oversight management requiring to one of project reporting will NBC begin change the and on the financial aspects of this program program of this financial aspects the on corporate committee, comprising three three comprising committee, corporate Finance Committee In 2013–14 the FC oversaw and reported In 2013–14 reported and oversaw FC the Each year, ASIO undertakes a program aprogram year,Each undertakes ASIO Building ASIO will meet Ben Chifley (NBC), BuildingNew Committee which provides advice provides priorities and address strategic risks. risks. strategic address and priorities will lines reporting completion, nears building the project As requirements. financial management of the Organisation. financial management the of internal and two external members. external two internal and is responsible for ensuring that the that the ensuring for is responsible to the Ben Chifley Building. Ben Chifley to the willone from have shifted project that the This is in WCC. acknowledgment to the Executive Board, providing Board, Executive to the

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5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management The ARC endorsed the review findings and and findings review the endorsed ARC The The The of Two Director-General ago, years the ASIO implemented all recommendations. all implemented recommendations. ASIO ARC. The review found the overall overall found the review The ARC. as incorporating changes relating to the incorporating as a biennial performance review of the of the review a biennial performance and advice. advice. and and advice to the ASIO executive on a on executive ASIO to the advice and Security appointed an independent chair an independent appointed Security external enhancing committee administration and and administration committee enhancing Australia. Australia. of Medicare Chief Executive Australian Customs and Border Border and Customs Australian of Officer Quaedvlieg, Deputy Chief Executive Chief Executive Deputy Quaedvlieg, sound. Recommendations centred on on centred Recommendations sound. on auditon committees Performance and Accountability rules. rules. Accountability and Performance In the reporting period, consistent consistent period, reporting In the Public Service Commissioner and the the and Commissioner Public Service Protection Service and an observer from from an observer and Service Protection member induction and training, as well as training, and induction member performance of the committee was was committee of the performance matters. The current independent chairmatters. compliance and of governance range assurance role in providing independent introduction of the Public of the Governance, introduction in providing independent assurance assurance in providing independent includes serving as the Australian Australian the as serving includes experience whose publicformer servant a distinguished is Ms Lynelle Briggs AO, the ANAO, role reinforcing committee’s the the to the ARC, underlining the committee’s committee’s underlining the ARC, to the Better Practice ANAO’s guide the Better with 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 64 committee also includes a second asecond includes also committee agency member, Mr Roman agency , ASIO conducted conducted , ASIO

‘Internal Audit’ in Part 4. in Part ‘Internal Audit’ The ARC has particularly focused on the the on focused has particularly ARC The The ARC has considered all audits all audits has considered ARC The ASIO’s response and action in relation to action and ASIO’s response are ASIO’s communication and leadership are ASIO’s leadership and communication and Better Practice guides. For further further For guides. Practice Better and leadership meetings Communication and existing risk management guidance risk existing the expects ARC complete. The essentially is This work of ASIO. functions operational on the policy, see ‘ policy, see the on considered by the committee, see see committee, the by considered emerging issues and ensuring they are they ensuring and issues emerging undertaken by ASIO’s by Internal Audit during undertaken understood across the Organisation. Organisation. the across understood ▶ ▶ documentation. For further information documentation. For further management of policy arisk development Distinct from ASIO’s corporate committees committees ASIO’s corporate from Distinct decision-making points but instead instead but points decision-making page 64. page risk management framework, augmenting management framework, risk into existing integrated to be the policy meetings. They do not represent not represent do They meetings. audit and review reports reports audit review and in external raised issues significant or recommendations reviews reviews and audits the on information focus on communicating on and focus current that seamlessly covers the corporate and and corporate the covers that seamlessly the period and monitored and reviewed reviewed and monitored and period the ▶ ▶ The Senior Executive Meeting is a Meeting Executive Senior The Senior Executive Service Meeting Meeting Service Executive Senior The and occurs monthly. occurs and and above and occurs weekly. occurs and above and level 2 Service Executive Senior at Executive Service level 1 and above above and level 1 Service Executive meeting of all ASIO division heads heads division of all ASIO meeting is a meeting of all officers at Senior of all officers is ameeting Risk management’,

The purpose of the review was twofold: twofold: was review of the purpose The The ASIO Consultative Council Consultative ASIO The Two representatives from ASIO’s Staff Two from representatives ASIO’s management group constitute ASIO’s management constitute group from representatives two and Association (PGPA Act). and executive of ASIO on matters of matters on of ASIO executive and a quorum for the meeting. Over the the Over meeting. the for a quorum ASIO Consultative Council Performance and 2013 AccountabilityPerformance Act changes required by the Public the by Governance,changes required to well implement placed was ensure ASIO employment conditions and provisions. provisions. and conditions employment Council received updates regarding: Council received Risk management still served ASIO’s requirements and to and ASIO’s requirements served still ▶ ▶ ▶ In May 2013 ASIO commenced a review of In areview May 2013 commenced ASIO provides a conduit between the staff staff the aconduit between provides reporting period, the ASIO Consultative Consultative ASIO the period, reporting Risk Management Framework. Risk Management Framework. Strategic its to establish whether the framework framework the whether to establish ▶ ▶ ▶ Consolidated Consolidated ASIO’s first Conditions of Employment; and and of Employment; Conditions Determination of TermsDetermination and Framework; Bargaining Employment the ASIO Staff Staff Survey. ASIO the the Australian Government Government Australian the These statements will enable the statements These To support the new policy, ASIO has policy, ASIO new To the support framework found that the The review ASIO’s risk management policy met the the met managementASIO’s policy risk period, reporting conclusion of the the At Executive Board in December 2013 Board Executive ASIO’s aimed at assisting ASIO officers at all officers ASIO at assisting aimed and has since been reviewed to ensure reviewed has sinceand been ongoing to further build on progress build progress on ongoing to further on its tolerance of risk, and itis and of risk, tolerance its on committees to communicate to staff the the to communicate to staff committees compliance with the PGPA Act. PGPAcompliance the Act. with suitably to be ASIO for changes required identified also review The opportunity. compliance the met ASIO ensured standard (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) but but ISO 31000:2009) (AS/NZS standard developing risk threshold statements developing statements threshold risk developed an overarching statement statement an overarching developed risk management draft anew developed review, ASIO to the In response PGPA Act. made in ASIO’s approach to inmade risk. ASIO’s approach Work is PGPA Act. of the requirements are they of risk level the to assess levels risks ASIO is prepared to take to achieve to to take achieve is prepared ASIO risks policy. This draft policy was endorsed by endorsed was policy This draft policy. of the commencement for prepared management of risk requirements for each of its corporate committees. committees. corporate eachfor of its its objectives. Such communication is communication Such objectives. its taking to achieve outcomes in their work. in their outcomes to achieve taking that it did not focus on treating risk as an as treatingthat itdid on risk notfocus ASIO Report to Parliament

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July–August 2014 The survey provides ASIO with feedback feedback with ASIO provides survey The Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey annualThe Stakeholder Satisfaction 42 state, territory and Commonwealth Commonwealth and 42 territory state, ASIO’s relationship with partner agencies. agencies. partner ASIO’s relationship with ASIO has engaged an external consultant to an external has engaged ASIO Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey a focus on strategic and administrative administrative and strategic on a focus attendance from 120 people across across people 120 from attendance and people. At an administrative level, level, an At administrative people. and Service officers. These forums attracted attracted forums These officers. Service engagement with partners, with with partners, ASIO’s with on engagement government agencies. Feedback from from Feedback agencies. government Senior Executive Executive Senior for three and officers of the information provided. information of the stakeholder focus, and capabilities capabilities and focus, stakeholder Partnership Forums: three forums for senior for forums three Forums: Partnership During the reporting period, ASIO held six six held ASIO period, reporting the During prepare and conduct the survey to ensure survey the conduct and prepare level of detail and contemporary nature contemporary and of detail level management in late 2014. late in management feedback is forthright. Preparations for for Preparations forthright. is feedback in the survey include collaboration, include collaboration, survey in the covered topics level, astrategic At issues. interviews scheduled to be conducted in conducted to be scheduled interviews findings will be presented to ASIO senior senior to ASIO will presented findings be information and advice. and information quality, the on is sought feedback is a vital mechanism in understanding in understanding mechanism is avital the the the forums was overwhelmingly positive, positive, overwhelmingly was forums the timeliness and accessibility of ASIO’s accessibility and timeliness with attendees remarking on the high the on remarking attendees with next survey have commenced, with with have commenced, survey next . It is expected that the that the . It is expected ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14

5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management The OfficialHistory of ASIO The Director-General of Security is the face face is the of Security Director-General The Australian National University National University Australian The ASIO selected Allen &Unwin to publish selected ASIO ASIO endeavours to provide timely timely to provide endeavours ASIO ASIO makes a concerted effort to provide provide to effort makes aconcerted ASIO (ANU), under the direction of Professor of Professor (ANU), direction the under and themedia available in retail outlets from October 2014. from available in outlets retail and considered public on comment considered and and inform the public about the current current the public about the inform and and explores the reasons ASIO was was ASIO reasons the explores and Security are available on the ASIO website website are available ASIO the on Security of ASIO and provides first-hand comment comment first-hand provides and of ASIO national security. national on contemporary security-related matters, matters, security-related contemporary established and its role during the Cold Cold role during the its and established operations, investigations or individuals, individuals, or investigations operations, Public statements security environment. ASIO appreciates appreciates ASIO environment. security espionage. espionage. and terrorism as such security. For ASIO, it is an opportunity itis an opportunity ASIO, For security. Media when responding to media inquiries. responding Media when War. Following a competitive process, War. process, Following a competitive While ASIO does not comment on specific specific on not comment does While ASIO Horner AM, has completed writing writing has completed David Horner AM, Director-General of Security and by ASIO ASIO by and of Security Director-General national national on reporting media when the to information assist meaningful public speeches by the Director-General of Director-General the by public speeches public statements are made by the the by are made public statements interviews and statements. Transcripts of statements. and interviews Volume 1 of The Volume 1 covers the period 1949 to 1963 to 1963 1949 period Volume 1 the covers the value of accurate media reporting value of accurate media reporting the though occasional public speeches, media public speeches, occasional though Official History Official the to clarify the Organisation’s position Organisation’s position the to clarify www.asio.gov.au. 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 68 Official History of ASIO of Official History , and Volume 1, and will be

Three volumes will allow the history to be to be will history allowThree volumes the The History of ASIO Advisory Committee Committee Advisory of ASIO History The (1975 to 1989) covers the advent of the (1975 of the advent the to covers 1989) and Mr Jim Carlton AO—as well as Mr Jim Carlton AO—as and a Deputy Director-General. a Deputy original two volumes into three volumes. volumes. into volumes three two original research, of material during the uncovered external members—Mr Geoff Gallop AC members—Mr Geoff Gallop AC external two comprises and months six every Over 5500 unredacted ASIO files were were files ASIO unredacted 5500 Over security, while maintaining academic security, the since its inception. The committee meets meets The committee inception. since its Because of the significance and amount and significance of the Because Fraser and Hawke governments. Hawke and governments. Fraser Hope Royal Commissions and their their and Royal Commissions Hope manner. Volume 2 (1963 to 1975) covers itself. history no to ensure itcontained process has monitored the progress of the project project of the progress the has monitored profound impact on ASIO, and the the and ASIO, on impact profound integrity and factual accuracy of the of the accuracy factual and integrity prejudicialinformation to national the period of the Vietnam War and Vietnam of the period the constructive and told thorough in amore the to reconfigure ANU’sto the proposal agreed of Security Director-General the clearance to an exhaustive manuscript the the Whitlam government. Volume 3 Whitlam government. the Official the the Director-General of Security and and of Security Director-General the viewed by the ANU researchers writing writing researchers ANU the by viewed History ofASIO History . ASIO subjected subjected . ASIO

security environment environment security evolving rapidly The Australia, its people and interests. interests. and people its Australia, People Overview security intelligence outcomes intelligence security support the Organisation Organisation the support delivers high-quality delivers resources programs and services that services and programs resources is shaping ASIO’s work program. Tois shaping program. ASIO’s work meet the challenges of its environment, ASIO ASIO environment, challenges of its the ▶ ▶ ASIO: 2013–14 the During period, reporting Outcomes andachievemnts ▶ ▶ a professional, ethical and and ethical a professional, maintains to ensure ASIO work, with and in connection of all staff, work at expectations behavioural the clarify to seek initiatives These of Conduct. of ASIO’s Values Code a review and well as policies, as of new of arange development the saw Strategy that Behaviour and Conduct aProfessional Implemented delegations. resources of human review comprehensive a conducting and Employment of Terms of Conditions and Consolidated Determination ASIO’s in particular, establishing employment relations framework— of its redevelopment and review in the progress significant Made high-performance culture. high-performance , agile human in achieving achieving in that protect that protect

ASIO’s work in the human resources human in the resources ASIO’s work and retaining a professional and highly highly and retainingand aprofessional towards allarea four of has contributed competent workforce’. ASIO continues to workforce’.competent ASIO continues ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ security challenges. challenges. security develop and refine programs and services services and programs refine and develop developing ‘Attracting, Plan, particularly increasingly diverse and complex complex and increasingly diverse that enable the Organisation to meet to meet Organisation that enable the in ASIO’s Strategic described goals the ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ to build capability. resources and strategies corporate sharing matters, human resources agencies and on corporate partner international relationships with strengthened Significantly individuals. and Organisation of the requirements in balancing the greater flexibility affording international postings, and managing local strategically for aframework Introduced Community. Intelligence Australian in the leaders that will build of apipeline future training leadership and management to approach a shared-services agencies, collaboration partner with in close delivered, and Developed operational training programs. training programs. operational ASIO’s suiteenhanced of advanced intelligence and training model Reviewed and implemented arevised implemented and Reviewed ASIO Report to Parliament

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5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management 1685.4 full-time equivalent staff. equivalent full-time 1685.4 Organisational Capability Program Program Capability Organisational The As at 30 June 2014,As employed ASIO Allocation (2012–13).Allocation activities Such and reporting areas to ensure the Organisation has the has the Organisation areas to ensure the and security assessors. These initiatives These initiatives assessors. security and Workforce management growth and effort in key operational operational in key effort and growth Organisation, including internationally, recruitment for non-critical job job non-critical for recruitment suspended structure and enabled ASIO to prioritise to prioritise ASIO enabled and structure In 2013–14, with continued ASIO In 2013–14 expanded was program the Review of the Staffing and Resource and Staffing Resource of the Review aresultof activities, downsizing delivering flexibility for staff to manage staff for flexibility delivering capacity and capability the developing recommendations from the internal the from recommendations mechanisms to deploy staff around the the around to staff deploy mechanisms of avariety with ASIO provides breadth of experience in its staff while staff in its of experience breadth and depth torequirement develop mission. its on to deliver ASIO by required respond to current and future priorities. priorities. future to and current respond reduced our middle managementreduced family responsibilities. responsibilities. family included a capability-reshaping program, program, acapability-reshaping included for intelligence officers, technical officers officers technical intelligencefor officers, to recruit efforts heightened and families their careers and balance personal and and balance and personal careers their ASIO’s meeting to include all roles, workforce capacity and capability to capability and capacity workforce with targeted voluntary redundancies, redundancies, voluntary targeted with 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 70

The campaign attracted 1049 applications, 1049 applications, attracted campaign The ASIO places a range of security-related of security-related arange places ASIO ASIO is often aiming to attract passive passive is often aiming ASIO to attract recruitment recruitment on ASIO’s expenditure ASIO’s key challenges. The focus for the the for ASIO’s The focus challenges. key advertising for difficult-to-fill roles difficult-to-fill for roles advertising advertised employment opportunities employment opportunities advertised approximately 40 per cent. online media, including social-networking placed ASIO opportunities, employment compared with 638 applications for the the for applications 638 with compared opportunities but who are open to changing are open who but opportunities employment if an interesting role catches role catches if an interesting employment Recruitment and recruitment campaign for for campaign recruitment one strategy, suitable candidates. The skill-sets and and skill-sets The candidates. suitable security assessor. sites and the ASIO website. While it ASIO the and sites specialist professional publications. professional specialist job seekers were reached, ASIO also also ASIO reached, were seekers job people skills, specialist with seekers job staff movements In 2013–14,In of one remained recruitment recruitment advertising across a range of arange across advertising recruitment promote and employees prospective To specific. engagewith very or broad very either be can required backgrounds above and over staff on requirements receives a large volume of applications, alarge volume of applications, receives previous campaign—an increase of increase campaign—an previous period was on the difficult-to-fill roles of difficult-to-fill roles the on was period intelligence officers has been finalised. finalised. been intelligence has officers advertising new of this implementation $317 729 from increased in 2012–13 intelligence officer,and officer technical in a range of targeted newspapers and and newspapers in of targeted arange this increases the challenge in attracting challenge the in attracting increases this and employers, other by required those to $599 739 in 2013–14.to $599 739 Since the their eye. To ensure that these passive To eye. their passive ensure that these who are not actively seeking specific specific seeking are notactively who

The program provides graduates with with graduates provides program The of anew introduction the Through Aimed at university graduates, the the graduates, at university Aimed ‘grow your own’ its strengthened ASIO area and continue and to develop mentor. asenior by supported areas, expand their skills. skills. their expand in atechnical specialise graduates includes program structured one-year areas. specialist in staff entry-level undertake a range of roles in ASIO’s of roles arange undertake strategies to attract and develop develop and to attract strategies placements in a range of technical in of technical arange placements technical officer graduate program, graduateprogram, officer technical technical areas. At its conclusion, its At areas. technical to required knowledge and skills the

June 2014. Agreement Workplace The Terms and of Employment Conditions and These instruments are now embedded embedded are now These instruments Code of Conduct formed formed of Conduct Values Code and ASIO arrangements by strengthening its its strengthening by arrangements and professional conduct of staff. ASIO’s of staff. conduct professional and framework. employment accountable and addressing infractions. A review of the of the A review infractions. addressing and behavioural in clarifying approach Strategy outlines the Organisation’s the outlines Strategy Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy. Workplace Sector of the ASIO Consolidated Determination ASIO of the of using and them instruments employment continue to be refined to ensure they meet meet to ensure they refined continue to be to people approach contemporary ASIO’s reflects instruments of these of this component A critical Organisation. greater alignment with the Australian Australian greater the alignment with managing risks and hazards expectations, Culturally, to on focus continues ASIO conditions of employment, consistent consistent of employment, conditions Employment relations supporting human resource delegations, delegations, human resource supporting In 2013–14, improving on focused ASIO Initial consultation on the 10th ASIO ASIO 10th Initial the on consultation decisions in ASIO. The development The development in ASIO. decisions Workplace Agreement commenced in commenced Agreement Workplace Public Service. human resource governance governance human resource new Professional Conduct and Behaviour Behaviour and Conduct Professional new and alikemanagers atransparent with and staff management provides and part of the strategy and has brought about about has brought and strategy of the part negotiates changes to terms and and negotiates changes to terms in ASIO’s employment framework and and in framework ASIO’s employment is the mechanism through which ASIO ASIO which through mechanism is the to enhance the positive culture of the positive to enhance the the expected standards of behaviour of behaviour standards expected the Organisation. of the needs progressing the was the introduction in September 2013 introduction the was which underpin all employment-related with the Australian Government Public Government Australian the with ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 71 5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management The Professional Conduct and Behaviour Behaviour and Conduct Professional The This includes: work ASIO’s Professional C and sets out the culture ASIO wants for for wants culture ASIO the out sets and the reinforcingand ASIO’s expectations, Strategy takes a multifaceted approach approach amultifaceted takes Strategy of Practice, considerable work has been has been work considerable of Practice, generally. In addition to clearly articulating generally. articulating to clearly In addition more or work media about of social use or function, social awork-related or course when responsibilities and obligations undertaken to identify risks or hazards. hazards. or risks to identify undertaken Australia’s Work Safe with Code Consistent strategy also educates staff on their rights rights their on staff educates also strategy ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Examples are attendance at atraining are attendance Examples raises awareness of a staff member’s member’s of astaff awareness raises also but workplace in the behaviour the on focuses behaviour. strategy The its people. its importance of professional conduct and and conduct of professional importance to addressing all forms of inappropriate all forms to addressing their conduct is ‘in connection’ with with is ‘in connection’ conduct their work but they are not physically at work. at work. are notphysically they but work 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ 72 analysis of data from existing human existing of data from analysis extensive consultation with staff. with consultation extensive resources reporting mechanisms reporting resources focus groups focus the ASIO staff survey staff ASIO the onduct andBeh

Some examples of strategies being being of strategies examples Some embedded over a 12-month schedule, schedule, a12-month over embedded ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Behaviour Strategy will continue to be Strategy Behaviour and Conduct Professional of the Elements risks or hazards include: hazards or risks followed by ongoing review and evaluation. and ongoing by followed review implemented to manage identified toimplemented manage identified ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Terms of Employment Conditions and e-learning content e-learning consolidating human resources policies consolidating human resources contributing to the redevelopment redevelopment to the contributing conduct and behaviour and conduct enhancing ASIO’s Harassment and and enhancing ASIO’s Harassment and continually strengthening of Conduct of ASIO’s Leadership Strategy of ASIO’s Leadership and materials on-boarding updating the ASIO Values and Code Values Code and ASIO updating the support professional conduct and and conduct professional support foundations that the strengthening discrimination, and professional professional and discrimination, developing and reviewing related reviewing and developing Discrimination network. Advisor behaviour reviewing induction information, information, induction reviewing human resources policies such as as such policies human resources in the Consolidatedin the Determination of those on bullying, harassment and and harassment bullying, on those viour S trategy

Ombudsman is an external is an external Ombudsman ASIO The ASIO maintains a strong focus on early early on focus maintains astrong ASIO ASIO staff also have the opportunity opportunity the have also staff ASIO and amending the ASIO Values and ASIO amending the and and personal impact associated with with associated impact personal and and development and responded to 36 staff in relation to staff to 36 responded and in relation to 42 queries advice general mediation. and Work Health andSafety Ombudsman Public Interest 2013 Disclosure Act and on the role of the Ombudsman. role of the the on officers’ awareness and understanding of and understanding awareness officers’ Code of Conduct, and into the design into design and the of Conduct, Code starter program, regular presentations regular presentations program, starter staff issues or concerns impartially and and impartially or concerns issues staff to resolve acts who provider service seeks to minimise the financial cost financial to minimise cost the seeks Intelligence and Security. and Intelligence Ombudsman Ombudsman ASIO the period, this During of management. direction In 2013–14 provided Ombudsman ASIO the HealthINT program continue to raise ASIO ASIO continue to raise HealthINT program provided valuable input into provided reviewing bespoke managementbespoke resolve complex staffing situations. situations. staffing complex resolve long-term management people issues, management, and initiatives such as the the as such initiatives and management, reviews ofcomplaints Four reviews matters. formal intervention and active rehabilitation case case rehabilitation active and intervention informally, through advice, consultation consultation advice, informally, through Inspector-General of Inspector-General the of Office the the through concerns to raise formally their own lifestyle choices. This approach This approach choices. lifestyle own their were conducted during this period at the at the during period this conducted were while supporting line management to while supporting while also delivering, in the ASIO new new ASIO in the delivering, while also of content for ASIO’s ASIO’s for content of training programs, training programs,

Act 1988 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation ASIO established an annual an internal established ASIO (WHS Act). In 2013–14 Act). (WHS in focus of much the audit program, in accordance with the the in accordance with audit program, and no investigations were conducted, conducted, were investigations no and and embedding policies and guidelines to guidelines and policies embedding and of ASIO’s management rehabilitation audit of the Organisation’s an audit of the conduct Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Act Work and Health Safety the under system commenced in May 2014. commenced system safety of its workers. workers. of its safety ▶ ▶ ▶ Comcare to In Comcare 2012, invited ASIO During the reporting period, no no period, reporting the During audit conducted Following an internal audit conducted requirements of the 2012 of the Guidelines requirements Comcare to made Comcare were notifications nor were any notices issued to ASIO to ASIO issued any were notices nor Comcare. The first internalaudit first The Comcare. by provide a benchmark of how effectively effectively of how abenchmark provide to managementrehabilitation system help ASIO manage risks to the health and and health to the manage risks ASIO help for Rehabilitation Authorities, issued issued Authorities, Rehabilitation for it is meeting its obligations under the the under obligations its it is meeting including: including: of projects, anumber implemented in 2013 ASIO’s compliance to determine work health and safety was on developing developing on was safety and health work with the WHS Act, the Organisation Organisation the WHS Act, the with ▶ ▶ ▶ and near-misses and an incident reporting campaign to campaign an reporting incident encourage ASIO workers to report to report workers ASIO encourage e-learning to ensure current e-learning safety more effectively risk manage effectively more knowledge among staff. among knowledge and health work of mandatory rate completion staff of the monitoring indicators to help identify trends and and trends to identify help indicators key performance performance of key development the work health and safety incidents incidents safety and health work audit, audit, . Following Comcare the ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14

5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management The First Aid Officer program, which program, Officer Aid First The The Staff and Family Liaison Service and Staff The Service LiaisonFamily 2014–15, to attributed has been which 2013–14 completed. have been ASIO and across the Australian Public Australian the across and ASIO actively engage with their work groups on on groups work their engagewith actively an increase in cost-of-injury claims in inan cost-of-injury increase of families the for an opportunity provide and 70–100 attendees attract overseas. or interstate are relocating Service (APS). Service continues to support ASIO staff, staff, including ASIO to support continues Building. Ben Chifley of the occupation environment. They also conduct quarterly quarterly conduct also They environment. of high-priority corrective actions for for actions corrective of high-priority underwent a restructure in 2012, has arestructure underwent Corrective actions identified in the in the identified actions Corrective understanding of ASIO’s work. of ASIO’s work. understanding supported by the Work Health and Safety Safety Health and Work the by supported are these risks; and hazards specific serving ASIO officers to gain greaterto a officers ASIO serving In the reporting period, HSRs conducted conducted HSRs period, reporting In the In 2013–14, due to work-related absences Health and safety representatives (HSRs) representatives safety Health and directorate and senior management. management. senior and directorate quarterly workplace safety inspections inspections safety workplace quarterly Family information evenings typically Family typically evenings information by providing support to those who who to those providingby support ASIO’s for in preparation reviewed been review of procedures and general safety safety general and of procedures review management approach, and 100 per cent 100 per cent and management approach, rate has risen from 1.05 per cent of payroll 1.05 per cent from has risen rate pre-2011 premium ASIO’s Comcare figures. is scheduled for the second half of 2014. second the for is scheduled in 2013–14 to 1.18 per cent of payroll in 18 per cent by compared increased injury the benefits of maintaining work asafe benefits the to 2012–13 remain but to low compared workplace safety inspections to identify to identify inspections safety workplace work areas and electrical safety, and a and safety, areas electrical and work on general inspections workplace safety were assigned priority using a risk using arisk priority assigned were 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 74

Training anddevelopment Intelligence Development Program Intelligence Program The Development 2014–15 average of the is 55 per cent ASIO’s post-IDP training team ASIO’s continued post-IDP (IDP) training for and is ASIO’s program and commencing their first posting. posting. first their commencing and job. Two the on were IDPs assessment analytical and operational tradecraft. tradecraft. operational and analytical addressing new risks and new targeting targeting new and risks new addressing as analytical and operational leadership, leadership, operational and analytical as complex tradecraft. Additional courses Additional courses tradecraft. complex completed in the reporting period, with a with period, reporting in the completed followed months, six over conducted courses, enhancing the skills of practising of practising skills enhancing the courses, security environment, with courses courses with environment, security situational awareness, agent running and situational awareness, Intelligence training It is an intensive, practical program program It is an intensive, practical developing new intelligence new in developing officers development. development. Despite this, ASIO’s premium for rate this, Despite reflected strategic shifts in the Australian Australian the in shifts strategic reflected premium rate for APS agencies. premium APS for rate number ofgraduating intelligencenumber officers of coaching and months six afurther by localised and immediate and skills localised internally externally and developed been have Strong partnerships requirements. intelligence in areas such professionals to deliver advanced and specialised specialised and advanced to deliver training requirements, as well as more well more as as training requirements, intelligence Organisation-wide to address

The strategy focuses on the management the on focuses strategy The This included training in management management in training included This 48 training courses at a cost of $588 655. at acost training courses 48 ASIO provides training and development development training and provides ASIO ASIO’s capability requirements continue requirements ASIO’s capability and private sectors. private and available internally, Australian the within skills and behaviours leadership and and financial management; and and financial management; and and leadership corporate development; of face-to-face 1400 instances approved Security Intelligence Strategy (2013–16). Strategy Intelligence Security Core capabilities external training programs delivered delivered training programs external internal and through opportunities continues to be an important investment investment an important to be continues training and environment, operating Organisational information technology. Intelligence Community and in the publicIntelligence in and the Community In 2013–14, implementing began ASIO During the reporting period, ASIO ASIO period, reporting the During management and leadership programs programs management leadership and guides also planning. strategy The for providing aframework leaders, ASIO future and of current required programs such as project management project as such programs investment and decision-making for for decision-making and investment in building capability. sustaining and in-house and by external agencies. agencies. external by and in-house targeted development across asuite of across development targeted managementtalent succession and to evolve in response to changes in the to changes in the in response to evolve Management and Leadership in Management Leadership the and across officers 383 by attended training,

ASIO with effective SES succession succession SES effective with ASIO atargeted has implemented ASIO All staff are expected to be up to to datewith expected are All staff and targeted development investment. investment. development targeted and of our development to the approach added two new modules to its online to its modules new two added has accountability, ASIO and ethics and adheres to requirements related to to requirements adheres are followed up with individuals. individuals. are up followed with Senior Executive Service Senior Executive Service (SES) that will Service Executive Senior challenges. This approach will provide will provide This approach challenges. culture right and the of setting capable group ASIO’s leadership continue to see opportunities for its SES officers, including: officers, SES its for opportunities environmental management and ▶ ▶ ▶ In 2013–14 leadership delivered ASIO work in work modules to existing In addition development e-learning management, a diverse pool of leadership of leadership pool adiverse management, future for Organisation the preparing health and safety, workplace behaviour, workplace safety, and health modules help to ensure the Organisation Organisation to help ensure the modules basis, and any outstanding requirements requirements any and outstanding basis, amonthly on heads to division reported areregularly. Compliance records completed be training must refresher and training requirements, mandatory disclosure legislation. public interest talent, ‘bench strength’ for critical roles, roles, critical for strength’ ‘bench talent, training and provided development development provided training and training catalogue. These mandatory mandatory These catalogue. training ▶ ▶ ▶ a 360-degree survey and coaching and survey a 360-degree career and succession planning. succession and career officers program for SES Band 1 officers Band 1 SES for program public sector for Bands 1, 2 and 3 2and Bands 1, for public sector broader in the programs leadership ASIO Report to Parliament

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5 Corporate management Building leadership capability in the Australian Intelligence Community

During the reporting period ASIO led a In 2013–14, 30 officers attended the shared-services approach to development, Introduction to Management Program designed to build management and and 10 EL officers attended the Mastering leadership capability across the Australian Management Program. These programs Intelligence Community through the joint will continue throughout 2014–15, with design, development and delivery of four of each program scheduled per annum. two training programs: Feedback for both programs has been ▶▶ The Introduction to Management very positive, with participants noting Program is a management that the use of program champions development program aimed at and EL2 sponsors demonstrated the first-time managers and high performers importance the Organisation places on preparing for management roles. leadership development. Participants ▶▶ The Mastering Management Program also commended the involvement in the is for high-performing officers in program of the Senior Executive Service the Executive Level (EL) cohort. and other agencies, as well as the high The program is designed for officers calibre of the participants and instructors. who demonstrate experience in managing and leading teams and ASIO is also developing a program to build who are showing potential, ability, foundational skills, including managing motivation and commitment for performance and managing resources continued progression into future in the context of security intelligence. management and leadership roles. management orporate C

ASIO Report to Parliament 5 2013–14 100 courses and disciplines—including 100 courses and Studythe in participated 166 officers ASIO’s Language Skills Development ASIO’s Development Language Skills Study Support Program is intended is intended Program Support Study ASIO’s receive of staff six per cent ASIO, Across afford to provide these opportunities. these afford provide to Study supportandlanguage 38 language development business cases cases business 38 language development Support Program across more than than more across Program Support chosen language. During the reporting language. During reporting chosen the in their study university or opportunities capability across the Organisation. Organisation. the across capability commerce, project management and commerce, project ongoing to their professional committed Officers provide a business case outlining case business a Officers provide of $395 229. undertake languageundertake skills development. support to undertake study or language or study to undertake support studies, security and policy, engineering, policy, engineering, and security studies, Program is aimed at building is aimed Program language can apply officers to training, In addition During the reporting period, period, reporting the During In 2013–14,development. of areview development programs development. development. period, ASIO allocated $653 622 to fund to fund $653 622 allocated ASIO period, business management and strategic management strategic and business continue to can ASIO ensuring model, information technology—at a total cost atotal cost technology—at information financial and/or leave to staff provisions framework and a cost-effective funding acost-effective and framework for study assistance and support to support and assistance study for to 34 officers across 11 different languages. to 34 officers across their language development proposal, language proposal, their development to provide assistance in the form of form in the assistance to provide the program resulted in resulted asimplified program the which may include tuition, immersion

ASIO holds awards ceremonies each year awards ceremonies holds ASIO ASIO officers at work and in the broader broader the and in work at officers ASIO as part of its Rewards and Recognition Recognition and Rewards of its part as are awarded to teamsare awarded individuals in and and reward staff who dedicate themselves themselves dedicate who staff reward and community. Director-General’s medallions compromising their work performance. work their compromising without work community-based or or 40 years. years. 40 or Rewards andrecognition In addition to these awards, the the awards, to these In addition Framework. This framework recognises recognises This framework Framework. Day awards ceremony, staff are also Day awards are ceremony,also staff Foundation the At Values. Modelling ASIO Leadership, Significant Contribution and Director-General’s bursaries recognise recognise bursaries Director-General’s recognised for service over 10, over 20, 30 service for recognised the excellent work and dedication of dedication and excellent work the the categories of Innovation, Exceptional Exceptional Innovation, of categories the to personal development and pursuits pursuits and development to personal ASIO Report to Parliament

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77 5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management 16th Prime Minister and the founder of founder 16th the Minister and Prime The Ben Chifley Building has been Ben Chifley The 2013–14, the building was undergoing 2013–14, undergoing was building the ASIO, Joseph Benedict ‘Ben’ Chifley. Benedict Joseph ASIO, ASIO’s new central office was opened opened was office central ASIO’s new Property and communications technology technology communications and approved in 2008, up from 7.5 per cent up from in 2008, approved as at the end of 2012–13. end at the as ACSC ACSC of the fit-out the and equipment, completed by mid-2015. by completed will commence ASIO program, current cost overruns increasing to $61 million overruns cost have to commissioning put continued on 23 July 2013 23 on the named and Construction of the building of the is Construction (ACSC). Centre Cyber Security Ben Chifley Building substantially complete. As at the end of end at the complete.substantially As subcontractors and costs relating to the costs and subcontractors Project delays, the collapse of key the delays, Project Ben Chifley Building, after Australia’s Chifley Ben designed and built from the ground up ground built the and from designed information information installing corporate begun half of 2014,will be moves staff and building to the second relocating in the the on Based building are well advanced. by the end of 2013–14. end the by This equates with budget, project’s the on pressure during identified of problems rectification final testing and commissioning. ASIO had had ASIO commissioning. and final testing for transitioning staff and systems to the the to systems and staff transitioning for facility. The building The by facility. will owned be to 10.3 per cent of the project budget project ofto the 10.3 per cent to provide a purpose-built high-security high-security apurpose-built to provide Australian Australian the house It willto also ASIO. leased of and Finance Department the was nearing completion. Preparations Preparations nearing completion. was 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 78

ASIO has continued its commitment to commitment its has continued ASIO on 29 March 2014.on undertaken in 2013–14undertaken have in: resulted Environmental performance seventh consecutive Earth Hour event, Hourevent, Earth consecutive seventh ▶ ▶ ▶ In addition, ASIO again participated in the in the again participated ASIO In addition, reduce its carbon footprint. Initiatives Initiatives footprint. carbon its reduce ▶ ▶ ▶ 426 000 kilowatt hours (2.1 per cent) hours kilowatt 426 000 a reduction of approximately a reduction a total of 65 per cent of waste of waste a total of 65 per cent cartridges, scrap metal and and metal scrap cartridges, including to recycling, committed conditioning to meet staffing and and staffing conditioning to meet to operating ongoing refinements year previous to the compared seasonal requirements. seasonal paper products, printer toner toner printer products, paper fluorescent lightfluorescent tubes consumption in our total energy times for building for times lighting air and

11 ongoing consultancy contracts were were contracts 11 ongoing consultancy This involved exercising contemporary contemporary exercising This involved 2013–14Throughout to adhered ASIO $401 066. Total consultancy expenditure Total expenditure 066. $401 consultancy ASIO entered into 50 new consultancy consultancy into entered new 50 ASIO Australian Government Spatial Government Australian notmanage any does expenditure ASIO (PJCIS), of ASIO’s have oversight who Financial services active during the reporting period, period, reporting during the active 231. of $796 In addition, expenditure actual and standing offers are available offers to standing and managed and are effectively activities guidelines. and policy associated and administration and expenditure. expenditure. and administration Consultants contracts during 2013–14,contracts resulting in total Committee on Intelligence and Security Intelligence on Security and Committee Purchasing Reporting Framework. Reporting Details of ASIO’s agreements, contracts contracts of ASIO’s agreements, Details deliver value for money. has decreased by $101 by has decreased 2012–13. from 082 Parliamentary Joint Parliamentary of the members methodology and advice procurement involving total actual expenditure of expenditure involving total actual in order toin ensure ASIO’s order procurement Commonwealth Procurement Rules Procurement Commonwealth the types that require reporting under the the under that require reporting types

$10 inclusive more, of or GST, 000 the and ASIO participated in 54 open tenders tenders open in 54 participated ASIO and contracting available to members of parliament as available to members a confidential briefing or to the PJCIS to or the briefing a confidential Subject to authorised exemption for the the for exemption to authorised Subject Competitive tendering consultancy contracts let to the value of let to the contracts consultancy on request. on Procurement Rules. Procurement during 2013–14. to approaches Other national security, a list of alist of national security, protection national security, in accordance of national security, reasons publicly for notadvertised were market the life of each contract may be made made may be life of each contract the over contracts total value of each of those Commonwealth Commonwealth of clause 2.6 the with ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 79

5 Corporate management 5 Corporate management ‘open period’. changes In accordance with The open period currently covers all covers currently period open The technology services which allows public which access 1983, Act Archives Inspector-General of Inspector-General the by 2008 ASIO is an exempt agency under the the under agency is an exempt ASIO records are records ASIO for All public requests (NAA). The application is forwarded is forwarded application The (NAA). Information and applicant is not provided by the NAA. NAA. the by is notprovided applicant and ‘bulk access’. Fast-track requests ‘bulkand access’. Fast-track requests but is but 1982 Freedom ofInformation Act categorises requests into ‘fast track’ track’ into ‘fast requests categorises on ASIO; the direction was endorsed in endorsed was direction the ASIO; on of a more complicated nature, complicated of amore including Release ofASIOrecords the under of records to release subject In accordance with this direction, ASIO ASIO direction, this In accordance with Intelligence Security. and Due to the increasing number of requests increasing to of requests the number Due period is transitioning from 30 to 20 years. to 20 years. 30 from is transitioning period meeting the 90-day legislated turnaround 90-day the meeting challenges in faces ASIO requests, public service to of officers number asignificant allocating permanently Australia of Australia National to Archives made the 1987. created in before or records research-related requests for access to access for requests research-related in accordance with a 1992 direction from from a1992 direction in accordance with despite and to records access for intensive. Bulk-access requests are those are those intensive. requests Bulk-access relatedfamily and/or notresource that are include information those for to the to in the records Government to Australian the then Parliamentary Joint Committee Joint Committee Parliamentary then the requests prioritises Organisation The time. to ASIO, although the identity of the of the identity the although to ASIO, 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 80 Archives Act in 2010, Act open Archives the

Tribunal ( Tribunal The various hearings on these matters led led matters these on hearings various The Table 6:Publicrequests for access An outstanding application from 2012–13 from application An outstanding advice. dismissal formal issued AAT AAT in 2012–13. later applicant The exemptions with dissatisfied Applicants

are considered a ‘deemed refusal’ under under a‘deemed refusal’ are considered requests A total of 532 to records. access records, and all need to be to be all and need records, to ASIO access of material. range of Anumber a broad claimed by ASIO was lodged with the the with lodged was ASIO claimed by 90 days. within completed is not access for if arequest or exemption a request can ASIO claimed by One new appeal against exemptions exemptions against appeal new One applicant An exemptions. ASIO the upheld section 40(8)(c) 1983 Act Archives of the section In 2013–14 increase a 75 per cent was there may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Appeals Administrative may to appeal the NAA the cases, In both reconsiderations. by decision of the reconsideration researchers make substantial requests for for make requests substantial researchers in the number of applications made for for made of applications number in the NAA. In 2013–14 two NAA. were the there to some reprioritisation of other requests. of other reprioritisation to some requests These period. reporting the treated equitably.treated to ASIOrecords over2012–14 were not completed within 90 days and and days 90 within not completed were during AAT the by processed also was the and his application, withdrew period. reporting in the completed were Applications for record access Number ofpages examined Requests completed AAT) if the NAA upholds an upholds NAA if the AAT) 2012–13 44 141 357 441 2013–14 56 261 773 . 532

Part6 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

‘What is certain is my trust in the high-quality work done by the people within the national intelligence community. Their respect for the rule of law, regard for fairness and proportionality, and ability to conduct themselves in a non-partisan way are central to our business and its future success.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security Security in Government Conference 2013, 13 August 2013

ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 6 6 Financial statements 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 82 26 August 201426 August STATEMENT BY THEDIRECTOR-GENERAL OFSEC

records and give a true and fair view view fair and atrue maintained give financial and records properly on are based Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Act Accountability and Management Financial of the matters required by the Finance Minister’s Orders made under the the under made Minister’s Orders Finance the by required matters of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014 30 year ended the for financial statements attached In my opinion, the Director-General of Security Director-General David Irvine David

, as amended. , as URIT ASIO Report to Parliament Y

2013–14 83 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 84 ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 85 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 86 for theperiodended30June2014 STATEMENT OFCO MPREHENSIV ICOME Employee benefits EXPENSE Suppliers Total expenses Foreign exchange losses L Losses from asset sales Net cost ofservices Total own-source income Total gains Other gains Rental income Gains Total own-source revenue Sale ofgoods andrendering ofservices Own-source revenue O Write-down andimpairment ofassets Finance costs Depreciation andamortisation Revenue from Government The abovestatement shouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. to theAustralian Government Total comprehensive lossattributable Changes inasset revaluation surplus OTHER CO MPREHENSIV INCOME Deficit attributable to theAustralian Government ess: WN-SOURCE INCOME Notes 3D 4D 3B 4B 4C 3C 3A 4A 3E 3F ASIO Report to Parliament 218,724 406,823 137,911 392,505 346,181 ( 46,324) ( 46,324) 14,318 13,513 13,513 49,107 $‘000 2014 294 805 631 660 145 153 - 3 213,075 413,736 132,843 384,674 329,743 2013–14 ( 45,103) ( 54,931) 11,058 29,062 27,565 27,565 56,421 $‘000 1,497 1,007 9,828 87 2013 161 490 179 ( 1) 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Trade andotherreceivables Cash andcash equivalents Financial assets ASSETS as at30June2014 STATEMENT OFFIACIALPOSITIO N Total liabilities Net assets Total provisions Retained surplus(deficit) Contributed equity Parent equityinterest EQUIT Reserves Total financialassets Other financialassets Total non-financialassets Land andbuildings Non-financial assets Other provisions Restoration obligations Employee provisions Provisions Total payables Other payables Lease incentives Total assets Other non-financialassets Intangibles Property, plantandequipment Suppliers Payables LIABIITIES Total equity The abovestatement shouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. ASIO Report to Parliament 88 Y Notes 7B,D 7A,D 7C,E 6B 9B 8B 8C 6A 9A 8A 7F ( 119,367) 112,759 512,609 614,046 200,750 223,304 402,064 269,049 625,368 512,609 17,101 70,625 17,930 22,641 56,537 42,134 24,813 26,110 84,264 15,647 $‘000 5,453 8,000 6,088 1,674 2014 104,651 498,794 553,907 205,048 225,443 378,001 265,258 603,444 498,794 ( 73,043) 14,217 68,110 17,930 14,640 10,024 58,086 36,541 20,314 19,359 78,744 14,026 $‘000 6,178 2,201 2013 - with owners Transactions balance Opening Government the Australian attributable to Closing balance for theperiodended30June2014 STATEMENT OFCHAGESIEQUIT The abovestatement shouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. income Comprehensive appropriation injection — Equity by owners Contributions income comprehensive Other income comprehensive Total capital budget Departmental the period Deficit for with owners transactions Total ( 119,367) ( 46,324) ( 46,324) ( 73,043) Retained earnings $’000 2014 - - - - ( 54,931) ( 18,112) ( 54,931) ( 73,043) $’000 2013 - - - - 17,930 17,930 Asset revaluation $’000 2014 ------surplus 17,930 $’000 9,828 8,102 9,828 2013 Y - - - - 614,046 553,907 60,139 59,974 $’000 2014 165 equity/capital - - - Contributed 553,907 488,079 65,828 60,766 $’000 5,062 2013 ASIO Report to Parliament - - - 512,609 498,794 ( 46,324) ( 46,324) 60,139 59,974 $’000 2014 165 - Total equity 498,794 478,069 2013–14 ( 54,931) ( 45,103) 65,828 60,766 $’000 89 5,062 9,828 2013 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 The abovestatement shouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. of thereporting period Cash andcash equivalents attheend of thereporting period Cash andcash equivalents atthebeginning Net increase (decrease) incash held Net cash from financingactivities Total cash received Contributed equity Cash received FINACIG ACTIVITIES Net cash usedbyinvestingactivities Total cash used Purchase ofintangibles Purchase ofproperty, plantandequipment Cash used Total cash received Other Net GST received Appropriations Cash received OPERATING ACTIVITI ES for theperiodended30June2014 CASH FL Total cash received Employees Cash used Sales ofgoods andrendering ofservices plant andequipment Proceeds from salesofproperty, Cash received INVESTING ACTIVITIES Total cash used Suppliers Net cash from operating activities Section 31receipts transferred to OPA ASIO Report to Parliament 90 O W STATEMENT Notes 10 456,515 411,665 219,049 415,697 165,618 ( 58,099) 17,101 14,217 20,165 20,165 20,165 58,939 14,346 44,593 15,549 15,240 14,061 40,818 31,030 $‘000 2,884 2014 840 840 437,063 394,815 213,455 396,339 153,587 ( 54,642) 14,217 12,775 15,360 15,360 15,360 55,371 10,618 44,753 14,263 24,092 40,724 29,297 $‘000 1,442 3,893 2013 729 729 Total othercommitments Operating leases Other commitments Total capital commitments Net commitments bytype Other Intangibles Property, plantandequipment B. A. No contingent rentals There are exist. norenewal orpurchase optionsavailable to ASIO. Commitments are GST inclusivewhere relevant. Land andbuildings Capital commitments Commitments payable Total commitments receivable Net GST recoverable oncommitments as at30June2014 SCHEDULE OFCOMMITMENTS Sublease rental income Commitments receivable B Y T of fit-out,furniture andfittingsfor anew building. Buildings, plantandequipmentcommitments are primarilycontracts for purchases Operating leases includedare effectively non-cancellable and comprise: YPE - Leases for office accommodation otherofficers - Agreements for theprovision ofmotor vehiclesto senior executive and - biennialreview based onmarket appraisal. - biennialreview based ontheCPI;and - annualreview based onupwards movement intheconsumer price index(CPI); Various arrangements applyto thereview oflease payments: Notes B A A ASIO Report to Parliament 659,009 640,319 604,686 18,690 60,717 60,085 $‘000 6,394 5,411 2014 396 587 632 688,204 664,555 629,085 2013–14 23,649 63,535 62,550 $‘000 4,416 3,574 91 2013 842 985 - 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 From oneto five years One year orless Operating lease commitments Total capital commitments From oneto five years One year orless Capital commitments Commitments payable Total commitments receivable Total othercommitments receivable Over fiveyears Over fiveyears From oneto five years One year orless Other commitments receivable Total commitments payable Total othercommitments From oneto fiveyears Total operating leasecommitments Total operating leaseincome From oneto fiveyears B continued SCHEDULE OFCOMMITMENTS Net commitments bymaturity One year orless Other commitments One year orless Operating lease Commitments receivable The abovescheduleshouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. ASIO Report to Parliament Y MATURIT 92 Y Notes 220,104 370,779 665,403 640,320 604,686 49,437 60,717 60,086 33,707 20,095 18,689 15,949 $‘000 6,394 6,394 6,283 2,740 2014 632 632 - - 229,223 386,724 692,620 664,555 629,085 48,608 63,535 62,550 35,157 21,259 23,649 17,254 $‘000 4,416 4,416 6,134 6,395 2013 985 985 - - as at30June2014 SCHEDULE OFCONTIGECIES The abovescheduleshouldberead inconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. Note 11:Contingent LiabilitiesandAssets. above because they cannot bequantifiedorare considered remote, are disclosedin Details ofeach classofcontingent liabilitiesandassets, includingthosenotincluded Net contingent liabilities Total contingent liabilities Claims for damages orcosts Contingent liabilities ASIO Report to Parliament $‘000 1,125 1,125 1,125 2014 2013–14 $‘000 93 2013 210 210 210 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Note 1: for theyear ended30June2014 NOTES TO ANDFORMING PART OFTHEFINACIALSTATE MENTS Note 14:Note Note 13: Note 12: Note 11: Note 10: Note 9: 8: Note Note 7: Note 6: Note 5: 4: Note Note 3: Note 2: Note 18: Note 17: Note 16: Note 15: ASIO Report to Parliament 94

Senior Executive Remuneration Executive Senior of Auditors Remuneration Contingent Assets Liabilities and Reconciliation Flow Cash Provisions Payables Assets Non-Financial Financial Assets Fair Value Measurements Income Expenses Period Reporting the after Events Policies Accounting Significant of Summary Net Cash Appropriation Arrangements Appropriation Cash Net of Outcomes Reporting Relief Debt and Compensation Appropriations Instruments Financial entity. It is anot-for-profit entity. entity. ASIO is an Australian Government-controlled is an Australian ASIO 1.1 accounting policies ofsignificantNote 1:Summary ▶ in accordance with: prepared have been financialThe statements 1997Accountability Act and Management Financial of the 49 section by are required and purpose are general financialThe statements basis ofpreparation of 1.2 Parliament of Australia. the by continuing on and appropriations policy government on is dependent programs present its with and form present its in of ASIO continuingThe existence right. own security. to national threats from people its and Australia to protect authorities, and agencies appropriate and to ministers Intelligence 1979 Organisation Act Security Australian the in accordance with advice, is to provide of ASIO objective The controlled or incurred by ASIO in its in its ASIO by incurred or controlled expenses and liabilities, revenues assets, of use involve the activities Departmental departmental. as are classified outcome towards the contributing activities ASIO advice to Government’. intelligence and collection, assessment through to security interests from threats – ‘ outcome the to meet is structured ASIO ▶ To and its Australia, protect people its reporting periods ending after or on periods reporting (FMOs) for Minister’s Orders Finance 1 July 2011 July 1 Objective ofASIO the financialstatements .

▶ the Schedule ofthe Contingencies. or of Commitments Schedule in the are reported are unrecognised that assets Liabilities and standard. an accounting by required unless are notrecognised unperformed equally under agreements proportionately liabilities and arising However, assets reliably liabilitiesor be measured. can assets of the amounts the and required will be benefits of economic sacrifice afuture or to ASIO will flow benefits economic that future it is probable Financial Position when, and only when, when, only and Financial when, Position Statement of in the are recognised liabilities and assets FMOs, the or standard an accounting by required specifically is treatment an alternative Unless specified. otherwise unless dollars thousand nearest to the are rounded values and dollars, Australian in are presented financialThe statements financial position. the or results the on of changing prices effect allowance no the for is made stated, liabilities where and at value. fair Except assets certain for except convention, cost historical the in accordance with are and basis an accrual on prepared have been financialThe statements ▶ Australian Accounting Standards Australian the by issued interpretations and accounting standards Australian reporting period. reporting the for that apply (AASB) Board ASIO Report to Parliament

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6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements ▶ financial in the recorded statements: amounts the on impact significant most have which the followingthe judgements, has made in note, this ASIO listed policies accounting the of applying process In the accounting Significant 1.3 reliably measured. be can and has occurred benefits economic of loss or consumption or flow the when, only and when, Income Statement of Comprehensive in the are recognised expenses and income an accounting by standard, required is specifically treatment alternative Unless within the next reporting period. reporting next the within liabilities and assets of amounts carrying to of causing amaterialrisk adjustment that have a significant identified have been estimates or accountingNo assumptions ▶ 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ 96 may in fact realise more or less in less or realise more may in fact built and buildings are purpose ASIO independent valuer. In instances, some an by determined as similar properties value market of the to be taken been value fair of landThe buildings and has estimated future cash outflows. cash future estimated value of present at the measured benefits employee of long-term in respect component estimation include an provisions Employee the market. the judgements andestimates

a future financial impact on the entity. the on financiala future impact ▶ ▶ when: recognised is of goods sale the from Revenue 1.5 Revenue to are not expected periods reporting future for are effective but AASB the by issued that have been interpretations or to standards amendments standards, New standard requirements Future Australian accounting entity. the on financialfuture impact to have a are not expected and impact, did nothave afinancial period reporting current to the are applicable and Security of Director-General the by statement signing to of the the prior issued were that to standards amendments and standards New standard. in the stated as date application the earlier than adopted has been accountingNo standard standard requirements Adoption ofnew Australian accounting new Australian accounting 1.4 ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ involvement or effective control control effective or involvement managerial no retains seller the buyer to the transferred have been of ownership rewards and risks the transaction will flow to the entity. to the will flow transaction the with associated benefits economic that the it is probable reliably be measured can incurred costs transaction and revenue the over the goods the over standards

have probable. longer is no debt of the collectability when are made Allowances period. reporting of the end at the is reviewed of debts Collectability allowance amount. any impairment due less nominal amounts Receivables for goods and services, services, and goods for Receivables transaction. of the total costs to date estimated incurred to bear the that costs proportion to the reference by date is determined reporting at the of contracts of completion stage The ▶ ▶ when: date. is recognised revenue The reporting at the of contracts completion of stage to the reference by is recognised of services rendering the from Revenue at their nominalat their amounts. are recognised receivable Appropriations earned. ithas been when only recognised is in revenue nature, in case which that are reciprocal that relate to activities amounts certain for except appropriation, of the control gains ASIO when Government from Revenue as recognised are reductions) and additions any formal year (adjusted the for for appropriations departmental for appropriated Amounts Revenue from government are recognised terms, havewhich 30-day ▶ ▶ flow to the entity. to the flow will transaction the with associated benefits economic probable the reliably be measured can incurred costs transaction and completion of amount stage of revenue, the

at at Sale ofassets depending on their nature. gains or revenue either as recorded of charge are free received Resources an expense. as is recognised resources of those Use donated. notbeen had if they purchased would have been services the and reliably be determined valuea fair can when, only and when, gains as recognised of charge are free received Resources Resources received free ofcharge 1.6 Gains unless it is in the nature of a dividend. nature itis in of the adividend. unless equity to contributed debited be owners to require that distributions FMOs The Distributions to owners in that year.equity in contributed directly are recognised budgets capital and departmental reductions) any formal a year (less for injections’ ‘equity as designated are which appropriated Amounts Equity injections 1.7 buyer. to the has passed asset of the control when recognised are of an asset disposal the Gains from government asowner Transactions withthe ASIO Report to Parliament

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6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements promotion and inflation. and promotion through pay and increases rates attrition into takes account liability value of the at Mayas 2014. of present estimate The of an actuary work to the reference by determined leave for liability The has been out on termination. paid than rather during taken service to be leave that the is likely extent to the rates, employer superannuation contribution leave including is the taken, time ASIO’s at the that apply rates salary estimated at the remuneration of employees’ basis leaveThe liabilities are calculated the on leave. sick for entitlement annual the than less to be is estimated of ASIO employees by years intaken future leave sick average the and non-vesting leave, sick for made all as leave sick is leave. has been provision No long service annual for provision includes leave and entitlements employee for liability The L directly. settled are to be obligations the (if any) of which out of plan assets period reporting of the end value fair at the the minus period reporting of the end at the obligation benefit defined value of the present total of the net the as measured liabilities are benefit employee Other liability. of the settlement on paid to be expected rates to the regard nominalThe amount is calculated with at nominalare measured amounts. period reporting of the end of the months 12 within expected benefits termination and Benefits) Employee 119 (as in AASB defined benefits’ employee Liabilities ‘short-term for 1.8 2013–14 eave ASIO Report to Parliament 98 Employee benefits

Australian Government. ASIO accounts accounts ASIO Government. Australian the to cost current the meet sufficient to to be an actuary by determined rates employees’ superannuation at scheme to the contributions makes employer ASIO notes. and schedules of Finance’s administered Department in the is reported This liability course. in due Government Australian the by is settled and Government Australian the of financial statements in the recognised is benefits defined for liability The are contribution defined schemes. funds complying other and PSSap The Government. Australian the for schemes benefit are defined PSS and CSS The funds. superannuation plan (PSSap) complying other or (PSS), accumulation PSS Scheme the Superannuation (CSS), Public the Sector Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme the of members are ASIO of Staff Superannuation terminations. the out thatwill it carry affected employees those has informed and terminations plan the formal for detailed a ithas developed when terminations for aprovision recognises ASIO payments. benefit redundancy and separation for is made Provision Separation andredundancy for the final fortnight of the year. of the final fortnight the for contributions outstanding represents June at 30 payableas Superannuation contributions to contribution defined plans. were if they as contributions the for

the principal component and the the and component principal the between are allocated payments Lease lease. of the period the over amortised are assets implicit lease. Leased in the rate interest is the discount used rate The amount. same the for and time same at the recognised aliability and contract of the inception at the payments lease or, if lower, value of minimum present the property lease value fair of the the either at is capitalised asset finance lease, the means of by a is acquired an asset Where benefits. and all risks such substantially retains effectively lessor the leases, is notafinance lease. In operating that is alease lease operating An assets. of leased to ownership incidental rewards and risks all substantially the lessee to the lessor the from transfer effectively leases Finance leases. operating and leases finance between is made A distinction 1.9 L at the end of the reporting period. reporting of the end at the to have occurred value fair hierachy the of levels between transfers deems ASIO 1.10 on are expensed payments lease Operating expense. interest leased assets. the from derived of benefits pattern of the line is representative which basis a straight Fair value measurement eases

▶ 1.12 Financial ▶ ▶ includes: equivalents cash and Cash nominal amount. at its is recognised Cash 1.11 Cash applying the effective interest rate. interest effective the applying by is recognised Interest impairment. less method interest effective using the cost at amortised are measured Receivables ‘loans as receivables’. and are classified market that in are notquoted an active payments determinable or that have fixed receivables Trade other and receivables Receivables period. appropriate, ashorter or, financial where of asset the life expected the through receipts cash future estimated discounts that exactly rate ratethe is interest effective The period. relevant the over income of interest allocating and financial asset of a cost of calculating amortised the method is a method interest effective The Effective interest method date. trade upon derecognised and are recognised ‘loans receivables’. and Financial assets as financial assets its classifies ASIO ▶ ▶ ▶ cash held by outsiders. by held cash convertible to known amounts of amounts to known convertible that are readily less or months of three maturity an original with in bank accounts deposits demand hand on cash of changes in changes valueof to subject and cash assets ASIO Report to Parliament insignificant risk risk insignificant

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6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements (and irrespective of having been invoiced). of having been (and irrespective received have been services or goods that the extent to the are recognised Liabilities cost. at amortised recognised are payables Supplier other and period. a shorter financial or, liability appropriate, where life of the expected the through payments cash future estimated discounts exactly ratethat ratethe is interest effective The period. relevant the over expense interest a financial of allocating and liability of cost of calculating amortised the method is a method interest effective The basis. yield an effective on recognised expense interest with method, interest effective using the cost at amortised measured liabilities are subsequently These costs. at value, fair measured of transaction net financial liabilities are initiallyOther Other financialliabilities date. trade upon derecognised and liabilities are recognised ‘otheras financial liabilities’. Financial financial liabilities its classifies ASIO 1.13 at cost. valued is loss impairment amount of the the incurred, has been loss impairment that an evidence is objective If there Financial assets heldatcost period. reporting of each end atimpairment the for are assessed Financial assets Impairment offinancialassets 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 100 Financial liabilities

transferor’s accounts immediately prior immediately prior accounts transferor’s in the recognised were at they which amounts at the owners by contributions as are initially recognised assets case, latter In the arrangements. administrative of of restructuring aconsequence as acquired date unless the of acquisition, value fair at at their income and assets as are initially recognised consideration, nominal for or cost, at no acquired Assets appropriate. where costs transaction initially value fair plus at their measured are liabilities Financial undertaken. assets in exchange and transferred assets value fair of the includes acquisition of below. cost The stated as except acquisition on at cost are recorded Assets 1.15 is greater remote. than settlement when liabilities are recognised contingent and certain, notvirtually but is probable, settlement when are reported reliably Contingentbe measured. assets amount cannot the of which in respect asset or liability an existing represent or asset or of aliability existence toas the uncertainty from may arise They notes. and schedules relevant in the of Financial are reported but Position Statement in the are notrecognised assets Contingent liabilities contingent and 1.14 to the restructuring. to the Acquisition ofassets contingent assets Contingent liabilitiesand

$4000, which are expensed in the year in the are expensed which $4000, than less costing purchases for except Statement of Financial in Position, the initially at cost are recognised equipment plant and of property, Purchases Asset recognition threshold 1.16 values for the relevant assets. relevant the for values in market of movements volatility the independent valuations upon depends of date. regularity The reporting the at as values fair assets’ the from differ notmaterially do assets of amounts carrying to ensure that the frequency sufficient with Valuations are conducted accumulatedand losses. impairment accumulated at depreciation value fair less plant are carried equipment and property, Following at cost, initial recognition Revaluations recognised. obligation restoration the for provision acorresponding with value improvements of ASIO’s leasehold in are included the costs These condition. original to its property the to restore an obligation exists there where ASIO by up taken leases in property provisions obligation to restoration relevant This is particularly itis located. which on site the restoring item and the removing of dismantling cost and of the estimate an includes of an initial asset The cost in are significant total).which of of similar agroup items part form they (otherof where acquisition than Property, plantandequipment

asset restated to the revalued amount. revalued to the restated asset the and asset amount of the carrying gross revaluation date is eliminated the against accumulated at the as Any depreciation that for class. increment revaluation aprevious reverse that they extent surplus/deficit toin the the except directly are recognised of assets aclass for surplus/deficit. Revaluation decrements in the recognised previously that was class asset same of the revaluation decrement aprevious that itreverses extent the of ‘asset revaluation to surplus’ except heading the under to equity is credited revaluation increment Any basis. a class on are made Revaluation adjustments reporting periods, as appropriate. appropriate. as periods, reporting future and current or current, in the are recognised adjustments date, necessary and each reporting at are reviewed methods and values (useful lives), rates Depreciation residual lease. of the period unexpired the or improvements life of the useful estimated of the lesser the over basis astraight-line on are depreciated depreciation. Leasehold improvements of method straight-line the in all cases, using, to ASIO lives useful estimated their residual over values estimated their to are written-off assets equipment plant and property, Depreciable Depreciation ASIO Report to Parliament

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6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements are expected from its use or disposal. or use its from are expected benefits economic future further no when or disposal upon is derecognised asset An Derecognition depreciated replacement cost. its to is value be taken in use its asset, of the deprived were if ASIO recoverable asset’s if the made adjustment an impairment and amount is estimated recoverable asset’s the exist, impairment June 2014.at 30 of indications Where impairment for assessed were assets All Impairment following lives: useful the on are based asset of depreciable to each class applying rates Depreciation flows, and the asset would be replaced replaced would be asset the and flows, cash future to generate ability asset’s the on dependent is notprimarily of an asset benefit economic future the Where asset. the from derived to be expected flows cash future value of the present is the value Value in use. its in and use disposal of costs value fair less of its higher the is amount of an asset recoverable The amount. carrying its than amount is less 2013–14 equipment Plant and improvements Leasehold freehold land Buildings on ASIO Report to Parliament 102 2–25 years 8–60 years lease term 2014 2–21 years 8–60 years lease term

2013

▶ ▶ except: of GST net recognised are assets and expenses Revenues, (GST). tax services and goods the and tax benefits fringe except of taxation all forms from is exempt ASIO 1.18 Taxation 2014. June 30 at of as impairment indications for assessed were assets All software 1–10 (2012–13: years 1–10 years). is life of ASIO’s useful software The life. anticipated useful its over basis straight-line on a is amortised Software losses. impairment accumulated and accumulated amortisation less cost at are carried assets internal These use. for software purchased and developed internally comprise intangibles ASIO’s 1.17 Intangibles ▶ ▶ for receivables and payables. and receivables for Taxation Office Australian the from not recoverable is incurred amount of GST the where

On 13 August 2013 the Instrument to 2013 August 13 On Instrument the 2014 the on financial statements. date an had effect which reporting after occuring events no were There the reporting period Note 2:Eventsafter appropriations. annual departmental Unspent 15C and Annual Appropriations 15A Notes in is notincluded reduction the FMOs, the by required of Financial As Position. (No. 1of 2013–14) Appropriations Reduce Comprehensive Income and Statement and Income Comprehensive Statement of in the is reflected reduction resultof this $10by The 000. 226 (No. 1) Act ASIO’s 2012–2013 Appropriation of reduction to the standing legal gave The instrument effect. took Deregulation and Minister Finance for the by signed Total employeebenefits Separation andredundancies Leave andotherentitlements Superannuation: Wages andsalaries Note 3A:Employeebenefits Note 3:Expenses Defined benefitplans Defined contribution plans

The instrument would have the effect effect would have the instrument The financial year. 2012–13 in the executed if been ithad ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ reducing: of ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ 2012–13 $10 by 000. 226 (No. 1) Appropriation Act In Note 15C: $10 by annual services 000. 226 ordinary Departmental In Note 15A: Financial $10 by Position 000. 226 PayblesOther (appropriation) corresponding the and to Government Payable In Note 8C: Financial $10 by Position 000. 226 Statement of in the Receivables Trade corresponding Other and programs existing for Appropriations receivableIn Note 6A: in the Statement of in the ASIO Report to Parliament 218,724 166,121 14,436 17,998 13,070 $‘000 7,099 2014 and the the and 213,075 164,117 2013–14 13,737 18,219 13,355 103 $‘000 3,647 2013

6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Total write-down andimpairment ofassets Total depreciation andamortisation Amortisation —intangibles —computer software Total depreciation Total supplierexpenses Workers’ compensation premiums Operating lease rentals —external entities: Operating lease rentals —related entities: Rendering of services —externalRendering entities ofservices Depreciation: Note 3C:Depreciation and amortisation —relatedRendering ofservices entities Provision ofgoods —external entities Provision ofgoods —related entities Note 3B:Suppliers Total losses from asset sales Property, plantandequipment Note 3F:L Asset write-downs andimpairments from: Note 3E:W Unwinding ofdiscount —restoration obligations Note 3D:Finance costs ASIO Report to Parliament Write-down ofintangible assets Write-down ofproperty, plantandequipment Revaluation decrement ofproperty, plantandequipment Buildings minimum lease payments minimum lease payments Property, plantandequipment Carrying value ofassetsCarrying sold Proceeds from sale Impairment ofreceivables 104 osses from asset sales rite-down andimpairment ofassets 137,911 49,107 41,512 17,156 17,027 82,402 24,356 21,218 11,457 $‘000 7,595 1,614 3,879 1,134 2014 (840) 631 629 314 294 153 - - 2 132,843 11,058 56,421 49,760 21,295 17,631 80,280 28,465 22,072 $‘000 2,540 6,661 1,622 1,985 3,943 6,647 6,858 2013 (729) 285 890 161 179 38 Rendering of services —externalRendering entities ofservices Total saleofgoods andrendering ofservices —relatedRendering ofservices entities Provision ofgoods —external entities Note 4A:Saleofgoods andrendering ofservices O Note 4:Income Appropriation —Departmental appropriations Note 4D:Revenue from Government REVENU FROMGO Total othergains Other Resources received free ofcharge Note 4C:Other Rental income -operating lease Note 4B:Rental income GAINS Provision ofgoods —related entities WN SOURCEREVENU VERNMENT ASIO Report to Parliament 346,181 13,513 13,256 $‘000 2014 250 145 120 660 25 1 6 329,743 2013–14 27,565 25,341 105 $‘000 2,212 1,007 2013 375 490 115 4 8 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements

2013–14 The current useoftheassets isconsidered thehighestandbestuse. ASIO’s assets are heldfor operational purposesandnotheldfor thepurposes ofderivingaprofit. Fair value measurements 1 Total non-financialassets Non-financial assets for non-financialassets Fair value measurements attheendofreporting periodbyhierarchy Note 5A:Fair value measurements Level inputsfor 3:Unobservable theasset orliability. Level 2: Level 1: The different levels ofthe fair value hierarchy are definedbelow. The following tables provide ananalysisofassets andliabilitiesthatare measured atfair value. Note 5:Fair value measurements in thestatement offinancialposition Total fair value measurements ofassets Non-financial assets the statement offinancialposition Assets notmeasured atfair value in in thestatement offinancial position Total assets notmeasured atfair value ASIO Report to Parliament work inprogress Other property, plantandequipment– work inprogress Leasehold improvements – Intangibles Land Other property, plantandequipment Leasehold improvements Buildings onfreehold land ASIO didnotmeasure anynon-financialassets atfair value onanon-recurring basis asat30June2014. 106

the asset orliability, eitherdirectly orindirectly. Inputs otherthanquoted prices includedwithinLevel 1thatare for observable entity can access atmeasurement date. Quoted prices (unadjusted) inactivemarkets for identical assets orliabilitiesthatthe 1 Fair value 118,912 118,912 260,511 232,781 26,110 82,644 29,611 1,620 1,565 5,092 $’000 Fair value measurements attheend of thereporting periodusing L inputs $’000 evel 1 ------43,946 43,946 L 43,946 inputs $’000 evel 2 ------74,966 74,966 L 29,611 38,698 inputs 1,565 5,092 $’000 evel 3 - - - - can befound inNote 1. The entity’s for policy determining whentransfers between levels are deemedto haveoccurred There havebeennotransfers between levels ofthehierarchy duringtheyear. Note 5B:L There were nosignificant inter-relationships between inputsthatmaterially unobservable affect fair value. 2 1 (specialised) equipment Plant and equipment Plant and Leasehold (specialised) Buildings freehold land Buildings on Land assets Non-financial for assets in2014 L fair value measurements Note 5C:V evel 2and3fair value measurements –valuation technique andtheinputsused Significant inputsonly. unobservable Notapplicable for assets orliabilitiesintheLevel 2category. There hasbeennochange to valuation techniques. evel 1andlevel 2transfers for recurring fair value measurements aluation technique andinputsfor level 2andlevel 3 (L Category evel 2or L evel 3) 3 2 3 3 3 3 38,698 43,946 29,611 3,731 1,361 1,565 value $’000 Fair technique(s) V Cost Replacement Depreciated Approach Market Cost Replacement Depreciated Cost Replacement Depreciated Approach Market Approach Market aluation 1 of asset Obsolescence benefit/ economic Consumed Cost New Replacement transactions Adjusted market of asset Obsolescence benefit/ economic Consumed Cost New Replacement of asset Obsolescence benefit/ economic Consumed Cost New Replacement square metre Price per square metre Price per Inputs used ASIO Report to Parliament (16.97%) perannum (10.44%) perannum (weighted average) (3.29%) perannum (10.00%) -10.00% (10.00%) -10.00% 10.00%-33.33% 6.67% -20.00% 2.93% -13.33% 2013–14 107 Range N/A N/A N/A N/A 2

6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 obsolescence factors relevant to theasset under consideration. determined based onprofessional judgement regarding physical, economic andexternal economic benefit/obsolescence. Theconsumed economic benefit/obsolescence hasbeen cost to replace theasset iscalculated andthenadjusted to take into account theconsumed replacement cost approach. Underthedepreciated replacement cost approach theestimated opinions ofvalue from market observable evidence havebeenmeasured utilising thedepreciated Assets thatdonottransact withenoughfrequency ortransparency to develop objective obsolescence of asset Buildings (specialised),leasehold, plantandequipment–consumed economic benefit / professional judgement. locality. Theprices persquare metre rates are based onsalesevidence andappliedusing Fair value measurements havebeendeveloped based onanalysedprices intheasset’s general Due to thesensitivenature oftheassets withinthisclass,precise locations havenotbeendisclosed. The market approach utilisesmarket transactions ofsimilarassets to determine fair value. Land buildings–price persquare metre Significant Level 3inputsusedbyASIOare derivedandevaluated asfollows: There isnochange inthevaluation technique since theprioryear. assurance to ASIOthatthemodelsdeveloped are in compliance withAASB13. 12months(asobtainedonce every atleast three once years). every Thevaluer provided written all non-financialassets asat30June2014.ASIO tests theprocedures ofthevaluation modelatleast ASIO procured ofanappropriately theservices qualifiedvaluer to undertake amateriality review of Recurring andnon-recurring L lower (higher)fair value measurement. belefit/obsolescence. Asignificant increase (decrease) inthisinputwouldresult inasignificantly (specialised), Leasehold andPlantequipmentassets classesrelate to consumed economic The significant inputsused inthefair unobservable value measurement ofASIO’s Buildings obsolescence of asset Buildings (specialised),leasehold, plantandequipment–consumed economic benefit / input wouldresult inasignificantly higher(lower)fair value measurement. asset classesrelate to theadopted price persquare metre. A significant increase (decrease) inthis The significant inputsused inthefair unobservable value measurement ofASIO’s land andbuildings Land buildings–price persquare metre Recurring level 3fair value measurements –sensitivityofinputs ASIO Report to Parliament 108 evel 3fair value measurements –valuation processes Opening balance Recurring level 3fair value measurements –reconciliation for assets Note 5D:Reconciliation for recurring level 3fair value measurements can befound inNote 1. ASIO’s for policy determining whentransfers between levels are deemedto haveoccurred 2 1 Transfers outofLevel 3 Closing balance accumulated depreciation Total gains/(losses) in gains/(losses) recognised Changes inunrealised Purchases Sales Issues Settlements Transfers into Level 3 There havebeennotransfers between levels ofthehierarchy duringtheyear. Openbalance asdetermined inaccordance withAASB13. 1 2 2 $'000 1,565 1,565 2014 Land ------Buildings $’000 5,526 5,092 2014 (434) ------Non-financial assets L easehold (16,722) 46,028 29,611 $’000 2014 306 ------ASIO Report to Parliament (specialised) equipment Plantand (14,013) 39,760 38,698 13,132 $’000 2014 (181) - - - - - 2013–14 (31,169) 92,879 74,966 13,438 109 $’000 2014 Total (181) - - - - - 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Goods and services receivablesGoods andservices inconnection with: Note 6A:Trade andotherreceivables Note 6:Financialassets All accrued revenue isexpected to berecovered in nomore than12months. Accrued revenue Note 6B:Otherfinancialassets Appropriations receivable for existing programs Total receivables for goodsandservices Total trade andotherreceivables (net) GST receivable from theAustralian Taxation Office Not overdue Receivables are aged asfollows: All receivables are expected to berecovered innomore than12months. Overdue by: Total receivables (gross) Credit terms for goods were within30days(2013:days). andservices ASIO Report to Parliament Related entities External entities less than30days 31 to 60days 61 to 90days more than90days 110 195,805 200,750 199,486 200,750 $‘000 5,453 2,175 2,559 2,386 2014 384 127 136 926 75 200,676 205,048 203,957 205,048 $‘000 6,178 1,406 2,069 2,303 2013 663 358 149 486 98 Note 7A:Landbuildings Note 7:Non-financialsssets Property, plantandequipment Note 7B:Property, plantandequipment Buildings onfreehold land Land atfair value L Total buildingsonfreehold land or disposedofwithinthenext12months. Property, plantandequipmentofanimmaterial value onlyisexpected to besold No indicators ofimpairment were found for infrastructure, plantandequipment. Total property, plantandequipment Total leaseholdimprovements Total landandbuildings No landandbuildingsare expected to besoldordisposedofwithinthenext12months. No indicators ofimpairment were found for landandbuildings. easehold improvements work inprogress fair value fair value accumulated depreciation accumulated depreciation work inprogress fair value accumulated depreciation ASIO Report to Parliament 111,507 232,780 262,392 269,049 (28,863) (20,703) 84,264 50,315 $‘000 1,565 1,620 5,635 5,092 2014 (543) 212,140 258,167 265,258 2013–14 83,706 78,744 50,010 111 $‘000 (6,577) (3,983) 1,565 1,615 5,635 5,526 2013 (109) 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Computer software Note 7C:Intangibles Total revaluations of non-financialassets Revaluation amountswere: conducted therevaluations. statedpolicy inNote 1.On 31March 2013,anindependentvaluer All revaluations were conducted inaccordance withtherevaluation Revaluations ofnon-financialassets No intangibles are expected to besoldordisposed ofwithinthenext12months. No indicators ofimpairment were found for intangible assets. Total intangibles Total computer software ASIO Report to Parliament Property, plantandequipment–decrement expensed purchased revaluation surplus Property, plantandequipment–decrement transferred to asset surplus Land andbuildings–increment transferred to asset revaluation internally developed —inprogress internally developed —inuse accumulated impairment accumulated amortisation 112 (35,428) 26,743 26,396 26,110 26,110 $‘000 8,481 2014 (82) - - - - (28,482) 10,441 21,486 24,606 19,359 19,359 $‘000 (1,622) 8,370 1,831 2013 (449) (82) and impairment Accumulated depreciation Gross bookvalue represented by: Net bookvalue 30June2014 Additions bypurchase Net bookvalue1July2013 As at1July2013 2014 Disposals –other Depreciation expense plant andequipment Note 7D:Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosingbalances ofproperty, Net bookvalue 30June2014 impairment Accumulated depreciation and Gross bookvalue 1,565 1,565 1,565 1,565 1,565 $’000 Land - - - - - Buildings 5,092 5,092 5,635 5,526 5,635 $’000 (543) (109) (434) - - improvement Buildings - leasehold 262,392 262,392 283,095 258,167 262,150 (20,703) (16,722) 20,945 (3,983) $’000 - ASIO Report to Parliament equipment 113,127 Property, (28,863) (24,356) 84,264 84,264 31,637 78,744 85,321 (6,577) (1,761) plant & $’000 353,313 353,313 403,422 344,002 354,671 (50,110) (10,670) (41,512) 2013–14 52,582 (1,761) 113 $’000 Total 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 represented by: Net bookvalue 30June2013 Net bookvalue1July2012 Gross bookvalue Depreciation Adjustment Depreciation expense income recognised inothercomprehensive Revaluations and impairments Additions bypurchase As at1July2012 2013 impairment Accumulated depreciation and Disposals –other in theoperating result Revaluations recognised Net bookvalue 30June2013 ASIO Report to Parliament impairment Accumulated depreciation and Gross bookvalue 114 1,515 1,515 1,565 1,565 1,565 $’000 Land 50 ------Buildings (1,192) (1,239) 6,554 7,746 5,525 5,635 5,525 $’000 (109) 210 - - - - improvement Buildings - leasehold 204,626 228,213 258,168 262,150 258,168 (23,587) (20,056) 10,181 63,421 (3,983) $’000 - - (4) equipment Property, 126,852 (48,073) (28,465) 78,779 78,744 85,321 33,932 78,744 plant & (1,622) (6,577) (3,683) $’000 (450) 254 291,474 364,326 344,002 354,671 344,002 (72,852) (10,669) (49,760) 97,353 (1,622) (3,687) 9,991 $’000 Total 254 Accumulated amortisationandimpairment Gross bookvalue Net bookvalue 30June2013represented by: Gross bookvalue Net bookvalue 30June2014represented by: Gross bookvalue As at1July2013 2014 Note 7E:Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosingbalances ofintangibles Net bookvalue 30June2013 Disposals –other Amortisation expense Additions bypurchase orinternally developed Net bookvalue1July2012 Accumulated amortisationandimpairment Gross bookvalue As at1July2012 2013 Accumulated amortisationandimpairment Net bookvalue1July2013 Accumulated amortisationandimpairment Net bookvalue 30June2014 Amortisation expense Additions bypurchase orinternally developed developed Internally (19,365) (15,503) 34,878 26,437 15,513 10,934 15,513 (4,159) (15,503) (14,669) 10,934 26,437 10,934 10,536 25,205 8,738 (4,220) 4,618 $’000 - Computer software Purchased ASIO Report to Parliament (16,145) (13,061) 26,743 21,486 10,598 10,598 (3,436) (13,061) (11,923) 21,486 16,827 8,425 5,609 (2,441) 8,426 6,001 8,426 4,904 $’000 (38) (35,510) (28,564) 2013–14 61,621 47,923 26,110 19,359 14,347 26,110 (7,595) (28,564) (26,592) 19,359 47,923 10,619 42,032 19,359 15,440 115 (6,661) $’000 Total (38) 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Lease incentives are expected to besettled in: Superannuation Salaries andwages Note 8C:Otherpayables L Note 8B:L Unearned income Fringe benefitstax Total other payables Payable to Government(appropriation) Rent payable Settlement isusuallymadewithin30days. Supplier payables expected to besettled within12months: Trade creditors andaccruals Note 8A:Suppliers Note 8:Payables No indicators ofimpairment were found for othernon-financialassets. Total othernon-financialassets are expected to berecovered in: Total othernon-financialassets Prepayments Note 7F:Othernon-financialassets ASIO Report to Parliament ease incentives More than12months No more than12months External entities Related entities More than12months No more than12months 116 ease incentives 13,400 24,813 15,647 14,217 15,647 22,641 14,578 22,641 22,641 $‘000 1,674 1,172 1,674 5,710 4,013 1,430 8,063 2014 502 933 757 - 20,314 10,226 14,026 13,513 14,026 14,640 14,640 14,640 $‘000 2,201 1,600 2,201 4,559 4,484 5,350 9,290 2013 601 861 115 513 69 Employee provisions are expected to besettled in: Superannuation Total employeeprovisions Leave Note 9A:Employeeprovisions Note 9:Provisions Unearned income isexpected to besettled in: Rent payable isexpected to besettled in: All otherpayables are expected to besettled innomore than12months. No more than12months More than12months More than12months No more than12months More than12months No more than12months ASIO Report to Parliament 41,112 56,537 15,425 56,537 56,206 13,400 10,890 $‘000 2,510 4,013 3,510 2014 331 503 2013–14 39,921 58,085 18,164 58,085 57,643 117 $‘000 4,484 4,006 2013 442 478 115 115 - 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Revaluations Lease expiry Additional provisions amount1July2013 Carrying Restoration obligations are expected to besettled in: Restoration obligations Note 9B:Restoration obligations Unwinding ofdiscount orchange indiscount rate Extinguish obligation for restoration provision to reflect thepresent value ofthisobligation. to restore thepremises to theiroriginalcondition attheconclusion ofthelease. ASIOhasmadea ASIO currently hasagreements for theleasing ofpremises whichhaveprovisions requiring ASIO Closing balance ASIO Report to Parliament More than12months No more than12months 118 10,024 $‘000 (4,094) 6,088 3,766 2,322 6,088 6,088 2014 153 - - 5 10,024 10,024 10,024 $‘000 9,979 5,897 4,127 2013 (336) 164 179 38 - Statement ofFinancialPosition to cash flowstatement Reconciliation ofcash andcash equivalents asper Note 10:Cashflowreconciliation Net write-down ofnon-financialassets Depreciation/amortisation Adjustments for non-cash items Revenue from Government Net cost ofservices from operating activities: Reconciliation ofnet cost ofservices to net cash Statement ofFinancialPosition Cash FlowStatement Cash andcash equivalents asper: Loss ondisposalofassets (Increase)/decrease inaccrued revenue (Increase)/decrease inreceivables Changes inassets/liabilities Revaluation ofrestoration obligation liabilities Revaluation ofproperty, plantandequipment Net cash from/(used by)operating activities Increase/(decrease) inotherpayables Increase/(decrease) insupplierpayables Increase/(decrease) inlease incentives Increase/(decrease) inrestoration obligations Increase/(decrease) inotherprovisions Increase/(decrease) inemployeeprovisions (Increase)/decrease inprepayments ASIO Report to Parliament (392,505) 346,181 49,107 17,101 17,101 44,109 40,818 (6,208) (3,936) (1,549) (8,001) $‘000 4,499 8,000 2014 (527) 629 294 725 - - (384,674) 329,743 2013–14 56,421 14,217 14,217 29,134 40,724 11,017 119 (1,800) (2,886) $‘000 2,578 1,622 (164) 2013 (781) (555) 161 863 45 - 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Total contingent liaibilites Obligations expired Unquantifiable contingencies Liabilities realised New contingent liabilitiesrecognised Balance from previous period Contingent liabilities such cases. ASIOisdefending theclaims. represents anestimate ofASIO’s liabilitybased on precedent in respect ofclaimsfor damages orcosts (2013:$210,000).Theamount The scheduleofcontingencies reports $1.125mcontingent liabilitiesin Quantifiable contingencies Note 11:Contingent liabilitiesandassets ASIO doesnothaveanysignificant remote contingencies. Significant remote contingencies may berequired inrelation to theseclaims(2013:Nil). possible to estimate amountsofanyeventual payments that ASIO hasdeniedliabilityandisdefending theclaims.Itisnot At 30June2014,ASIOhadanumberoflegal claimsagainst it. ASIO Report to Parliament 120 $‘000 1,125 1,125 2014 (125) 210 (85) $‘000 2013 210 210 - - - total remuneration expensedasaseniorexecutive was lessthan$195,000. Note 13Aexcludes actingarrangements andpart-year where service Total Other long-term benefits: Post-employment benefits: Termination benefits: Total short-term employeebenefits Fair value by theAuditor-General. by theAustralian NationalAudit Office. were provided Nootherservices Financial statement are provided auditservices free ofcharge to ASIO Note 12:Remuneration ofauditors Short-term employeebenefits: for thereporting period Note 13A:Seniorexecutive expense Note 13:Seniorexecutive remuneration Annual leave accrued Superannuation Voluntary redundancy payments Long-service leave accrued Motor vehicleandotherallowances Salary 14,576,163 10,730,426 2,170,662 9,853,527 ASIO Report to Parliament 788,028 631,148 255,899 876,899 120,000 2014 $ 19,206,110 11,762,015 10,848,113 2,183,135 4,083,979 887,589 289,391 913,903 115,000 2013–14 121 2013 $ 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Total remuneration: 2013 Total Total remuneration: 2014 remuneration Average annualreportable senior executives duringthereporting period Note 13B:Average annualreportable remuneration paid to substantive 2 1 Total - - - - ASIO Report to Parliament ‘Reportable includes: salary’ Each row isan averaged figure based onhead count for individualsinthatband. This table reports substantive seniorexecutives whoreceived remuneration duringthereporting period. $285,000 to $314,999 $255,000 to $284,999 $0 to $194,999 $585,000 to $614,999 $435,000 to $464,999 $405,000 to $434,999 $375,000 to $404,999 $345,000 to $374,999 $285,000 to $314,999 $255,000 to $284,999 $225,000 to $254,999 $195,000 to $224,999 $0 to $194,999 $555,000 to $584,999 $405,000 to $434,999 $375,000 to $404,999 $345,000 to $374,999 $315,000 to $344,999 $225,000 to $254,999 $195,000 to $224,999 122 exempt foreign employmentincome (ifany). sacrificed superannuationsalary contributions); and reportable employersuperannuation contributions (theseamountsare asperindividuals’ payment summary but atthetaxable value priorto ‘grossing up’); reportable fringe benefits(asrequired bytheFMOs;notamountreported onindividuals’payment summary, other thansuperannuation); gross payments (asrequired sacrificed asperindividuals’payment benefits bytheFMOs;excluding summary salary 1 executives Senior N 45 22 59 14 21 o. 1 1 2 2 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 4 4 Reportable 196,487 491,237 387,906 355,829 328,559 313,234 239,875 223,437 173,736 219,910 193,277 446,695 397,239 315,307 314,733 269,620 241,820 175,908 214,664 71,049 salary salary $ 2 superannuation Contributed 123,618 110,067 62,576 52,185 48,901 51,270 57,388 40,816 44,440 40,048 18,845 48,908 48,744 32,435 64,655 50,253 56,073 54,820 33,530 39,021 $ 3 614,855 450,482 408,014 377,460 364,504 297,263 264,253 240,927 213,784 268,818 242,021 556,762 429,674 379,962 364,986 325,693 296,640 209,438 253,685 89,894 Total $ 4 paid staff duringthe reporting period Note 13C:Average annualreportable remuneration paid to otherhighly 4 3 4 3 2 1 Total remuneration: 2014 remuneration Average annualreportable - - - - Eachrow isanaveraged figure based onheadcount for individualsinthatband. -were notrequired to bedisclosedinTable B. -whosereportable remuneration was $195,000ormore for thereporting period;and -whowere employedbyASIOduringthereporting period; Total remuneration: 2013 Total Total There were noreportable allowances orbonusespaid. There were noreportable allowances orbonusespaid. ‘Reportable includes: salary’ Thistable reports staff: substantive seniorexecutives inthatreportable remuneration band duringthereporting period. The contributed superannuation amountistheaverage cost to ASIOfor theprovision ofsuperannuation benefitsto to otherhighlypaid staff inthat reportable remuneration band duringthe reporting period. The contributed superannuation amountistheaverage cost to ASIOfor theprovision ofsuperannuation benefits exempt foreign employmentincome (if any). sacrificed superannuation contributions); and reportable employersuperannuation contributions (theseamountsare salary asperindividuals’payment summary but atthetaxable value priorto ‘grossing up’); reportable fringe benefits(asrequired bytheFMOs;notamountreported onindividuals’payment summary, other thansuperannuation); gross payments (asrequired sacrificed asperindividuals’payment benefits bytheFMOs;excluding summary salary 1 Staff N 13 22 22 17 o. 1 1 7 5 Reportable 276,823 259,433 202,558 174,236 188,282 167,066 salary salary $ 2 superannuation Contributed ASIO Report to Parliament 17,014 15,705 33,691 31,301 43,231 40,087 $ 3 293,837 275,138 236,249 205,537 231,512 207,153 2013–14 123 Total $ 4 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Loans andreceivables Financial assets instruments Note 14A:Categories offinancial Note 14:Financialinstruments 30 June2014(2013:Nil). There isnonet gain orlossfrom financialliabilitiesthrough profit orlossfor theperiodending Note 14C:Net gains andlossesfrom financialliabilities 30 June2014(2013:Nil). There isnonet gain from financialassets through theprofit andlossfor theperiodending Note 14B:Net gains andlossesfrom financialassets At amortisedcost Financial liabilities amountoffinancialassetsCarrying Carrying amountoffinancialliabilities Carrying ASIO Report to Parliament Cash Trade receivables Accrued revenue Trade creditors andaccruals 124 17,101 25,113 15,647 15,647 $’000 2,559 5,453 2014 14,217 22,464 14,026 14,026 $’000 2,069 6,178 2013 Trade creditors andaccruals At amortisedcost Financial liabilities Total Note 14D:Fair value offinancialinstruments enhancements. The following table illustrates ASIO’s gross exposure toexcluding creditanycollateral risk, orcredit ASIO’s credit riskprofile hasnotchanged from thepriorfinancialyear. of credit assessmentsonpotential customers. considered to beoverdue. Theriskofoverdue debtsarisingisnegated through theimplementation ASIO manages itsdebtors byundertaking processes recovery for thosereceivables whichare through therecognition ofanallowance for impairment where necessary. ASIO isexposedto minimalcredit riskinrelation to potential debtor default. ASIOprovides for thisrisk Position. amountofthoseassetsfinancial assets asindicated isthecarrying intheStatement ofFinancial ASIO’s maximumexposures to credit riskatthereporting date inrelation to each classofrecognised Note 14E:Credit risk Loans andreceivables Financial assets Accrued revenue Trade receivables Cash Carrying amount 15,647 25,113 17,101 5,453 2,559 $'000 2014

15,647 25,113 17,101 5,453 2,559 $'000 value 2014 Fair ASIO Report to Parliament

Carrying Carrying amount 14,026 22,464 14,217 6,178 2,069 $'000 2013 2013–14 14,026 22,464 14,217 125 6,178 2,069 value $'000 2013 Fair

6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Total loansandreceivables 3 2 1 Loans andreceivables The credit qualityoffinancialinstruments notpast dueorindividuallydetermined asimpaired: Loans andreceivables Financial assets Total financialassets Trade creditors andaccruals At amortisedcost Financial liabilities ASIO Report to Parliament Accrued revenue issubjectto minimal credit riskasfull isexpected. recovery Reserve BankofAustralia.Reserve Cash issubjectto ascash minimalcredit holdingsare risk, heldwiththe Accrued revenue Trade receivables Accrued revenue Cash Trade receivables Cash the majorityofwhichwillberecovered onatimely basis. Trade andotherreceivables are subjectto minimalcredit risk, 126 1 3 2 Not past duenorimpaired 23,849 17,101 5,453 1,295 $'000 2014 21,372 14,217 6,178 $'000 2013 977 Past dueorimpaired 17,101 25,113 15,647 $’000 1,263 1,263 $'000 5,453 2,559 2014 2014 - - 14,217 22,464 14,026 $’000 1,091 1,091 6,178 2,069 2013 $'000 2013 - - At amortisedcost 2013 Ageing offinancialassets thatare past duebutnotimpaired: or ‘Interest rate risk’. risk profile hasnotchanged from 2012–13. ASIOisnotexposedto ‘Currency risk’, ‘Otherprice risk’ ASIO holdsbasic financialinstrumentsthatdonotexpose itto certain market risks.ASIO’s market Note 14G:Market risk Trade creditors andaccruals Trade creditors andaccruals At amortisedcost 2014 The following table illustrates thematurities for financialliabilities. conditions ondemand.ASIO’s liquidityriskprofile hasnotchanged from 2012–13. ASIO manages liquidityriskbyensuringallfinancialliabilitiesare paid inaccordance withterms and fall due. in timeASIOhasappropriate resources available to meet itsfinancialobligations asandwhenthey liabilities. Suchprocesses, together withtheapplication offull cost recovery, ensure thatatanypoint ASIO analysesmeasures of liquidity, suchastherelationship between current assets andcurrent ASIO hasnosignificant exposures to anyconcentrations ofliquidityrisk. Note 14F:Liquidityrisk Trade andotherreceivables Loans andreceivables 2014 Trade andotherreceivables Loans andreceivables 2013 demand 0 to 30 $'000 $'000 days 127 358 On - - 31 to 60 15,647 14,026 within 1 year $'000 $'000 days 149 75

61 to 90 1 to 5 $'000 $'000 years days 136 98 - - ASIO Report to Parliament $'000 $'000 years days 926 486 90+ > 5 - - 2013–14 15,647 14,026 127 1,264 1,091 $'000 $'000 Total Total 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements Other services Departmental Total services annual Ordinary Departmental Departmental Total services annual Ordinary Departmental 2014 Other services 2013 2013–14 Note 15A:Annualappropriations Note 15:Appropriations ASIO Report to Parliament Equity Equity 128 appropriation 417,189 417,024 400,735 405,797 Appropriation Act Annual 5,062 $‘000 165 Appropriations (10,869) (10,869) reduced $‘000 - - - - Section30 2,764 2,764 3,518 3,518 $‘000 - - FMAAct Section31 (GST excl.) 31,030 31,030 29,297 29,297 $‘000 - -

appropriation 439,949 440,114 433,550 438,612 5,062 $‘000 165 Total Appropriation (current and (437,478) (437,643) prior years) (460,716) (460,716) applied (165) $‘000 - V (27,166) (22,104) ariance 2,471 2,471 5,062 $‘000 - Appropriation Act(No.1) 2012–13 Total Appropriation Act(No.1) 2011–12 Appropriation Act(No.2) 2012–13 Ordinary annualservices Ordinary Departmental 2013 Total Departmental Note 15C:Unspentdepartmental annualappropriations annualservices Ordinary Departmental 2014 Note 15B:Departmental capital budgets (recoverable GST exclusive) Appropriation Act(No.1) 2013–14 Total Departmental which havebeencapitalised. Payments madefor non-financialassets includepurchases ofassets andexpenditure onassets They andare form notseparately annualservices, part ofordinary identifiedintheAppropriation Acts. Departmental Capital Budgets are appropriated through Appropriation Acts(No. 1,3,5). Departmental Capital Budget Departmental Capital Budget Appropriation Act Annual Capital 59,974 59,974 Budget 60,766 60,766 $‘000 non-financial assets Appropriations Payments for applied (8,360) (8,360) $‘000 ASIO Report to Parliament - - 212,906 160,095 47,749 $‘000

5,062 2014 - 214,893 V 207,952 2013–14 59,974 59,974 ariance 52,406 52,406 129 $‘000 $‘000 1,879 5,062 2013 - 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 Agent payments to theDepartment ofForeign Affairs and Trade relate overseas. to services Agent payments to theDepartment ofFinance relate to theconstruction ofanew building. Note 16:Compensationanddebtrelief Total payments (recoverable GST exclusive) Note 15D:Disclosure byagent inrelation to annualappropriations Ex-gratia payments Defective Administration (CDDA) Scheme Payments madeundertheCompensationfor Detriment caused by Act 1997 to subsection34(1)oftheFinancialManagementandAccountability Waivers ofamountsowingto theAustralian Governmentpursuant Departmental Expenses Note 17:Reporting ofoutcomes Act ofGrace payments Compensation anddebtrelief –Departmental Departmental Income from non-government sector Departmental Other own-source income Net cost ofoutcome delivery Budget Outcome. Net costs shownincludeintra-government costs thatare eliminated incalculating theactual ASIO Report to Parliament Activities subjectto cost recovery Other 130 17,639 $'000 DoFD 2014 $'000 8,093 DFAT DFAT 406,823 392,505 ( 14,042) 59,309 $‘000 $'000 DoFD 2014 ( 251) ( 276) ( 25) - - - - 2013 384,674 413,736 ( 26,471) 11,545 ( 2,216) ( 2,591) $'000 $‘000 DFAT 2013 ( 375) - - - - appropriations amortisation expensespreviously funded through revenue Total comprehensive income/(loss) plusdepreciation and Note 18:Net cash appropriation arrangements comprehensive income Total comprehensive lossasperstatement of the periodwhencash payment for capital expenditure isrequired. capital budget provided through equityappropriations. Capital budgets are to beappropriated in appropriations for depreciation andamortisationexpensesceased. Entitiesnowreceive aseparate From 2010–11,theGovernmentintroduced net cash appropriation arrangements, where revenue funded through revenue appropriation Less depreciation andamortisationexpensespreviously ASIO Report to Parliament ( 49,107) ( 46,324) $‘000 2,783 2014 2013–14 ( 56,421) ( 45,103) 11,318 131 $‘000 2013 6 Financial statements 6 Financial statements 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 132 Part7 7 Appendices and indices

‘Let me finish by noting my appreciation and respect for the people across the national intelligence community. The men and women of our national security community work tirelessly to protect our nation—and they are significantly effective at it. They are responsive and flexible. Their abilities to collect and assess information, effectively investigating significant security threats against Australia and Australians, deserve greater acknowledgement.’

David Irvine, Director-General of Security Security in Government Conference 2013, 13 August 2013

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ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 7 7 Appendices and indices Agency Resource Statement Appendix A * asperPortfolio Budget Statements 2013–14 Total otherservices Total ordinary annualservices For accounting purposesthisamounthasbeendesignated as‘contributions byowners’ Total net resourcing and Cash onhand s31 relevant agency receipts 1 s30 FMAAct Ordinary AnnualServicesOrdinary Other Services Departmental appropriation 4 payments for ASIO Departmental non-operating 2 3 ASIO Report to Parliament Appropriation Bill(No.1) 2013–14&Appropriation Bill(No. 3)2013–14 $17.237mperPortfolio Budget Statement plus$13.793munderestimate attimeofPBS Includesanamountof$47.374min2013–14for theDepartmental Capital Budget Appropriation Bill(No.2) 2013–14 appropriation reduction Departmental appropriation reduction Departmental appropriation Equity injections Prior year departmental Prior year departmental appropriation 134 4 2 1 3 Actual available appropriation for 2013–14 630,564 625,337 417,024* 195,614* (10,869) (10,226) 31,030* 5,227 2,764 5,227 $’000 Payments 434,594 434,594 137,639 2013–14 263,161 31,030 2,764 made $’000 - - -

remaining 207,844 153,863 (10,869) 2013–14 Balance 47,749 17,101 5,227 5,227 $’000 - - Appendix B Expenses byOutcomes * asperPortfolio Budget Statements Total for Program 1.1 Total expensesfor Outcome 1 advice to Government Outcome 1:To protect Australia, itspeopleand Departmental expenses Program 1.1:SecurityIntelligence intelligence collection, assessmentand its interests from threats to securitythrough Departmental appropriation Expenses notrequiring appropriation in theBudget year 443,778 443,778 2013–14 386,887 Budget* 56,891 $’000 Expenses 456,050 456,050 406,823 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 49,227 Actual $’000 ( 12,272) ( 12,272) V ( 19,936) 2013–14 ariation 2013–14 135 7,664 $’000 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices and QuestioningDetention W Appendix C andatory reportingMandatory requirements for QuestioningW of theAustralian SecurityIntelligence Organisation Act1979 2013–14 94(A)(f)(ii) 94(A)(f)(ii) 94(1A)(g) 94(1A)(g) 94(A)(f)(iii) 94(1A)(e) 94(A)(f)(i) 94(A)(f)(i) 94(1A)(d) 94(1A)(c) 94(1A)(b) 94(1a)(a) Section ASIO Report to Parliament 136 The numberoftimeseach prescribed authorityhadpersons appear for The total ofallthosehours for allthosepersons The numberofhours each person spentindetention undersuchawarrant The numberofhours each person appeared before aprescribed authority for The total numberofwarrants issuedduringtheyear undersection34G The numberofhours each person appeared before aprescribed authority for The total numberofwarrants issuedduringtheyear undersection34E The total numberofwarrants issuedduringtheyear underthatdivision The total numberofrequests madeunderDivision3ofPart IIIto issuing authorities duringtheyear for theissueofwarrants underthatdivision questioning before himorherunderwarrants issuedduringtheyear questioning underawarrant issuedduringtheyear undersection34G questioning underawarrant issuedduringtheyear undersection34Eand the total ofallthosehours for allthosepersons Description arrants undersection94 arrants Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 8:SeniorExecutive Service–equivalent classification andgender Table 7:Compositionofworkforce 2008–09 to 2013–14 2008–09 to 2013–14(doesnotincludetheDirector-General) Workforce statistics Appendix D 1 1

Total Total (excl. Director-General) Ongoing full-time Ongoing part-time Non-ongoing part-time Non-ongoing full-time Non-ongoing casual Band 3 Band 2 Band 1 Includes secondees and locally engaged staff held against positions in the structure the in positions against held staff engaged locally and secondees Includes These figures do not include a seconded Band 3. Band aseconded include not do figures These Female Male Female Female Male Male 1 2008–09 2008–09 1,690 1,452 116 19 49 54 60 35 12 0 4 2 7 2009–10 2009–10 1,460 1,691 134 18 40 39 10 35 57 0 6 4 2 2010–11 2010–11 1,767 1,511 148 50 16 38 10 42 62 8 0 4 2 2011–12 2011–12 1,546 1,812 168 18 43 60 10 36 37 0 8 5 1 1 ASIO Report to Parliament 2012–13 2012–13 1,589 1,904 193 19 45 42 27 61 0 8 3 6 1 1 2013–14 2013–14 2013–14 137 1,490 1,795 204 44 25 27 17 57 0 8 3 1 7 1 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices Table 9:Percentage representation ofdesignated groups withinASIO Table 10:Percentage ofrepresentation ofdesignated groups inASIO 2008–09 to 2013–14 as at30June2014 1 1 4 2 3 5

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Technology Officers Torres Strait a disability Total AO5 AO1–4 Aboriginal and grades 1and2 grades 1and2 Senior officers SES (excl. DG) speaking Group Group Information Engineers Islander Non–English People with background Women ASIO Report to Parliament Translates to the APS Executive Level 1 and 2 classifications and includes equivalent staff staff equivalent includes and 2classifications 1and Level Executive APS the to Translates Percentages for women are based on total staff. Percentages for other groups are based on staff for whom whom for staff on based are groups other for Percentages staff. total on based are women for Percentages system information resource human ASIO’s in recorded classifications salary staff on Based Provision of EEO data is voluntary is data EEO of Provision ASIO Officer grade 5 group translates to APS Level 6. Level APS to translates group 5 grade Officer ASIO Translates to span the APS 1 to 5 classification levels. 5classification 1to APS the span to Translates in the Engineer and Information Technology classifications EEO data was available. was data EEO 138 4 5 1 3 Total staff 2008–09 1,795 44.6 488 516 646 5.6 1.4 0.2 93 44 8 1 2009–10 Women 44.3 791 258 323 185 6.9 0.2 1.2 14 11 0 on–English Non–English background speaking 2010–11 44.3 6.0 0.3 1.2 98 16 26 51 0 0 5 and Torres Aboriginal 2011–12 Islander Strait 44.3 0.4 1.2 5.7 8 0 0 3 2 2 1 Disability 2012–13 People with a 43.8 5.8 1.3 0.5 19 0 3 6 2 7 1 EEO data Available 2013–14 1,781 44.1 488 509 639 0.4 5.5 1.1 93 44 8 2 ASIO salary classification structureASIO salary asat30June2014 Appendix E ASIO Officer 1 ASIO Officer 2 ASIO Officer 3 ASIO Officer 4 AEO1 AEO2 AEO3 ASIO Officer 5 SIO(E)1 SES Band1 SES Band2 SIO(E)2 SIO(E)3 SIO(E)4 SIO(E)5 SITOC SITOB SITOA SES Band3 ASIO ENGIEERS ASIO ITOs ASIO OFFICERS ASIO MANAGERS ITO1 ITO2 IO INTELLIGECE OFFICERS $208,888 $170,683 $101,283 $114,863 $101,283 $114,863 $101,283 $114,863 $126,614 $126,614 $128,625 $232,491 $55,623 $43,416 $59,934 $59,934 $63,784 $48,982 $77,337 $77,337 $77,337 $77,337 ASIO Report to Parliament to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to minimum point minimum point minimum point $114,863 $126,614 $126,614 $126,614 $109,327 $109,327 $54,183 $47,859 $69,626 $69,626 $71,694 $88,214 $88,214 $88,214 $88,214 $61,445 2013–14 139 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices ASIO staff numbers 2009–14 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament Sta Number 140 FTE 2009–10 1691 2010–11 1767 2011–12 1812 2012–13 1904 Financial Y 2013–14 1795 ea r The following statements in the 2012–13 in the incorrect: as to following ParliamentThe are identified statements Report The table below provides the correct information as at 30 June 2013: at 30 as information correct the provides below table The ASIO salary classification structureASIO salary Appendix F Correction ofmaterial errors inprevious annualreport On page 121, in Appendix E: ASIO salary classification structure at 30 June 2013, at 30 structure classification salary ASIO E: pageOn 121, in Appendix the figures reported for the SES Bands 1 to 3 were effective as at 1 July 2013. 1to effective 3were Bands SES the for reported figures the SES Band3 SES Band2 SES Band1 ASIO MANAGERS $227,932 $204,792 $167,336 ASIO Report to Parliament minimum point minimum point minimum point

2013–14 141 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices ‘protecting our way of life’.‘protecting winning The image in year’s included this report. was accountability measures. It is the most most It is the measures. to Parliament of ASIO’s is accountability one key Report The As part of the development of this year’s report ASIO held a photography competition competition aphotography held ASIO year’s of this report development of the part As and invited all interested staff to submit an image that best represented the theme, theme, the represented to submit an imagebest that staff all invited and interested Appendix G Relevance of theimages usedinthe2013–14Report to Parliament significant external publication issued by ASIO each year. ASIO by issued publication external significant 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 142 These relationships to are integral ASIO’s These This includes the coordination, the This includes Australia, its people and its interests. its and people its Australia, ASIO has a proactive, prioritised and and prioritised has aproactive, ASIO focus significant has dedicated ASIO Australians are friendly democratic democratic are friendly Australians ASIO is responsible for protecting for protecting is responsible ASIO and ourand way of life. government and industry designed to designed industry and government G20 leader’s summit in November. the beach Part 3:Australian summerat Part 2:Australian industry Part 1:City decent people and ASIO is committed is committed ASIO and people decent build security awareness and resilience. and awareness build security Australia and overseas. overseas. and in Australia both management and support for the the for management support and implementation of ASIO’s response of ASIO’s response implementation interests from threats to security. to security. threats from interests in this reporting period in support of in support period in reporting this outreach program across across program outreach targeted the government’s preparation for the the for preparation government’s the to national international and events, to protecting the things we value, we things the to protecting work in maintaining the security of in maintainingwork security the

Australia’s

Together with private citizens, business business Together citizens, private with was Ground Cricket Melbourne The security assessments to the to the assessments security provides ASIO ASIO provides assessments and advice on on advice and assessments provides ASIO critical infrastructure infrastructure to critical threats Australia, violent protest protest violent dignitaries, overseas and and other government agencies, ASIO ASIO agencies, government other and or ports) or to certain security-controlled security-controlled to or certain ports) or government and key intelligence partners intelligence key and government partners or holding of a visa, and to and DFAT holdingor of avisa, in relation continue. ASIO works closely with business, with closely works continue. ASIO enforcement agencies. substances. areas (such airports as security-controlled security threats to Australian interests at interests to Australian threats security sectors, and threats to major events. to major events. threats and sectors, Part 6:Australia’s economic prosperity Part 5:Australian passion for sport, Part 4:Travel Part 7:Country jointly disrupted by ASIO and law and ASIO by jointly disrupted Protection (DIBP) granting regardingProtection the Border and of Immigration Department Harmful acts of clandestine or deceptive deceptive or of clandestine acts Harmful culture andevents security assessments on on assessments security for responsible home and abroad, threats to Australian to Australian threats abroad, and home by espionage. by previously a target under consideration consideration under atarget previously individuals seeking access to designated to designated access individuals seeking foreign activity against Australian interests interests Australian against activity foreign national security posed posed Australia’sfor national security group, aplot a terrorist by attack for adverse consequences consequences adverse the counter to to the issuing of a passport. ASIO is also is also ASIO of issuing apassport. to the threats, threats to diplomatic premises in to diplomatic premises threats threats, Australia. Australia. to ensure asecure works ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 143

7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices Compliance Index 2013–14 Table ofcontents additional appropriation bills(otherportfolio statements), details of Additional Estimates Statements orotherportfolio statements Actual performance inrelation to deliverables andKey Performance contributions to outcomes Significant issuesanddevelopments –portfolio Summary ofsignificant issuesanddevelopments Summary Glossary Glossary Contact officer(s) Outcome andprogram structure Organisational structure Outlook for following year Overview ofdepartment’sOverview performance and Indicators set outinPortfolio Budget Statements/Portfolio PAES orotherportfolio statements accompanying anyother Narrative discussionandanalysisofperformance Review ofperformance duringtheyear inrelation to programs and Portfolio structure variation andreasons for change Role andfunctions Index Letter oftransmittal Internet homepage address and Review bydepartmental secretary [orequivalent] both former andnew targets, andreasons for thechange Where outcome andprogram structures differ from PBStatements/ internet address for report Where performance targets differ from thePBS/PAES, details of Report onperformance Review bysecretary [orequivalent] financial results Description Departmental overview ASIO Report to Parliament 144 Suggested Suggested Suggested departments – departments – suggested Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Portfolio Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Portfolio Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Requirement 131 129–130 applicable applicable applicable applicable x, 10 xiii–xiv xii Part 2 Not Not Not Not Part 1 Part 2 Part 2 vii–ix v, vi Back cover vii–ix Back cover iii ix Page Trend information achieving objectives appropriate ethical standards associated performance reporting andreview agency complies withtheCommonwealth Approach adopted to identifyingareas of Agency resource statement resource andsummary tables by Agency heads are required to certify thattheir Social inclusionoutcomes Significant changes innature ofprincipal Senior management committees andtheirroles Statement ofthemaincorporate governance departmental performance operations Contribution ofriskmanagement in outcomes Corporate andoperational planningand service standards,service complaints data, andthedepartment’s response significant financialoroperational risk Corporate governance practices inplace Factors, events ortrends influencing Performance ofpurchaser/provider arrangements Discussion ofanysignificant changes from theprioryear, from Performance against charter—customer service How nature andamountofremuneration Policy andpractices ontheestablishment andmaintenance of Discussion andanalysisofthedepartment’s Fraud Control Guidelines budget oranticipated to haveasignificant impact onfuture complaintsto Names oftheseniorexecutive andtheir responsibilities Report onperformance continued Description functions/services for SESofficers isdetermined Management andaccountability financial performance Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested suggested mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory If applicable, If applicable, Mandatory Mandatory If applicable, Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Requirement ASIO Report to Parliament 103 116 Throughout applicable applicable applicable 38, 47,59–60 Not Not Not Part 1 Part 6 52 52 52 ix 50–52 iii 50–52 Page – 2013–14 145 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices 2013–14 Judicial decisionsandof Training anddevelopment undertaken anditsimpact The annual report must include a summary statementThe annualreport mustincludeasummary detailing administrative tribunals access bytheAuditor-General and principles and developing humanresources to achieve departmental Absence ofprovisions incontracts allowing Assessment ofpurchasing against core policies Assessment ofeffectiveness ofassets management Assessment ofeffectiveness inmanaging consultancies isavailable through theAusTender website. consultancy contracts (inclusiveofGST). Theannualreport must consultancy contracts thatwere activein thereporting year; and common-law contracts andAWAs common-law contracts andAWAs Significant developments inexternal scrutiny Statistics onstaffing or theCommonwealth Ombudsman objectives Contracts exempt from theAusTender Reports bytheAuditor-General, aparliamentary committee Financial statements Enterprise orcollective agreements, IFAs, determinations, Productivity gains Impact andfeatures ofenterprise orcollective agreements, year; thetotal actual expenditure onallnew consultancy contracts Performance pay the total actual expenditure inthereporting year ontheongoing let duringtheyear (inclusiveofGST); thenumberofongoing the numberofnew consultancy contracts services let duringthe include astatement notingthatinformation oncontracts and individual flexibilityarrangements (IFAs), determinations, Work health andsafety performance Workforce planning,staff turnover and retention External scrutiny Description Management ofhumanresources ASIO Report to Parliament 146 Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested Suggested mandatory mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory If applicable, Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Requirement 19–21 119–122 applicable applicable applicable – 36–40 64 64 64 64 60–61 Part 6 Not Not Not 59 56, 58 53–56 59 53–59 Page annual report advertising campaigns agency-level information available through otherreporting and Biodiversity Act1999) Conservation Agency resource statements andresources Advertising andmarket research (section311A Spatial reporting—expenditure byprogram Correction ofmaterial errors inprevious of theCommonwealthElectoral Act1918)andstatement on Grant programs Compliance withtheagency’s obligations Other mandatory informationOther mandatory under theCarer Recognition Act2010 mechanisms performance (section516AoftheEnvironment Protection Work HealthandSafety Act2011) List ofrequirements Information Publication Schemestatement Disability reporting—explicit andtransparent reference to Ecologically sustainable development andenvironmental between regional andnon-regional Australia Work health andsafety (Schedule2,Part 4ofthe for outcomes Description mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory If applicable, If applicable, If applicable, Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Requirement ASIO Report to Parliament 116 120 applicable applicable applicable applicable Appendix 64 62–63 60–61 Not Not Not Not 56 Page 2013–14 147 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices (under theASIOAct) Additional ASIOreporting requirements 2013–14 The total numberofwarrants issuedduringtheyear The total warrants issuedduringtheyear underthatDivision The total numberofrequests madeunderDivision3ofPart III The numberoftimeseach prescribed authorityhadpersons The following numbers: appear for questioningbefore himorherunderwarrants all thosepersons under section34Eandthetotal ofallthosehours for under thatDivision ▶ ▶ ▶ to issuingauthoritiesduringtheyear for theissueofwarrants issued duringtheyear Description ASIO Report to Parliament ▶ ▶ ▶ 148 The total of all those hours for all those persons those all for hours those all of total The The number of hours each person spent in spent person each hours of number The The number of hours each person appeared before before appeared person each hours of number The a prescribed authority for questions under warrant warrant under questions for authority a prescribed detention under such a warrant issued during the year under section 34G 34G section under year the during issued Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Requirement 136 136 136 136 136 Page Glossary JCTT JCTT ASIS ASIS ASIO ASIC ASD AQAP APS ANZCTC ANU ANAO AFP AAT CTCC CTCC COAG GST GST G20 ISA ISA INSLM IGIS IDP BLU FOI Act Act FOI EMS DIS DIBP DFAT NAA NAA MSIC Joint Counter Terrorism Team Australian Secret Intelligence Service Intelligence Secret Service Australian Intelligence Organisation Security Australian Card Identification Aviation Security Signals Directorate Australian Public Service Australian Zealand New and Australia Counter-Terrorism Committee National University Australian Office Audit National Australian Police Federal Australian Tribunal Appeals Administrative al-Qa‘ida in the Arabian Peninsulaal-Qa‘ida Arabian in the Freedom of Information Act 1982 1982 Freedom ofInformation Act Intelligence Services Act 2001Intelligence Act Services goods and services tax tax services and goods Counter Terrorism Centre Control Governments Council of Australian Group of Twenty National Security Legislation Monitor Independent National Security of Intelligence Security and Inspector-General Intelligence Program Development Unit Liaison Business Environmental Management System IntelligenceDefence Security Protection Border and of Immigration Department and Affairs of Foreign Trade Department Australia of Australia National Archives Card Identification Security Maritime ASIO Report to Parliament 2013–14 149 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices 2013–14 SSBA SSAN SEEPL SCEC WHS Act WHS PSRR PSPF PMC PJCIS Act PID PGPA Act PGPA Act NTAC CCA NSW NiTAC ASIO Report to Parliament 150 Security Equipment List Evaluated Product Security Equipment and Committee Construction Security Public Interest 2013 Disclosure Act and 2013 AccountabilityPerformance Act Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Act Work and Health Safety security-sensitive biological agents biological security-sensitive ammonium nitrates security-sensitive Risk Review Risk Security Protective Framework Policy Security Protective Cabinet Minister and Prime of the Department Intelligence on Security Joint and Committee Parliamentary National Threat Assessment Centre Centre National Threat Assessment of Appeal Wales Criminal Court South New Centre National Interception Technical Assistance Index al-Sham (Greater Syria)2 al-Qa‘ida intheArabian Peninsula (AQAP) 4,149 al-Qa‘ida viii,2341418149 adverse securityassessments accountability v,xxiiixiv739404252555761 Australian Citizenship Act200720 audit 56,57,58,62,636473 assumed identities52,5357 assets 33,57588788939596979899100101 Archives Act198380 security assessments18 A Africa viii,14 Afghanistan viii,3 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) 19,232443 theHon.TonyAbbott, xi Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation Australian Federal Police (AFP)14,2146149 Australian Cyber SecurityCentre 17,78 Australian Customs andBorder Protection Service Australia andNew Zealand Counter-Terrorism Australia vii,viiiixxxixiixivxv234567810 AusCheck 21 Audit andRiskCommittee 62,6366 Attorney-General’s Guidelines40 Attorney-General’s Department 13,17213233 Attorney-General v,xivxv713171821252732 ASIO SecurityCommittee 60,63 Australian National University, The(ANU)68,149 Australian NationalAudit Office (ANAO) 62,64,121, Australian Governmentviii,ixx610,12,14,16,18, 135, 142143147149150 11,12, 1314151617192021222326 119, 120124125126127129146 102, 104106107108109110112116 149 42, 52 See securityassessments 21, 64 28, 293031323440414345495051 25, 26,27,29,30,32,33,42,47,50,51,56,57, (AGO). 50Seealso Defence and Imagery 33, 34374041425152 62, 64,6675142145 Committee (ANZCTC) 31,149 Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) 51, 80149 53, 60616264676972788095126 58, 95,98 Australian Passports Act200519 Australian SecurityIntelligence Organisation Act1979 C critical infrastructure 9,12141525143 counter-terrorism 4,12,21,282931,56,62. counter-espionage 13,28295162. corporate governance 60,145 complaints 73,145 communal violence viii,xxiiixv, 8,10,13 Criminal CodeAct1995(CriminalCode)17 , 56 Crimes Act191453,55,57 Australian Secret Intelligence (ASIS)14,34 Service Australian (APS) 55,149 PublicService Australian Nuclear Science andTechnology Aviation SecurityIdentification Card (ASIC)21,149 Australian SignalsDirectorate (ASD)6,143450,149. B Counter Terrorism Control Centre (CTCC) 30,31,149 Counter Intelligence andSecurityReview Committee Countering ViolentExtremism Taskforce 13 Council ofAustralian Governments(COAG) 21,56 Corporate strategy xiv,60 Corporate Committee 60,62,63,64,65 Contact Reporting Scheme15,29 Consultants 26,27,79 Consolidated Determination 65,697172 Connell, MsJenet 60 Computer Emergency Response Team 6 Commonwealth Procurement Rules79 Comcare 73,74 Code ofConductxiii,697173 Chief Operating Officer 60 Centre for Strategic andInternational Studies 7 Career andTalent Management Framework 75 Business LiaisonUnit(BLU) 15,16,17, 54,149 Briggs AO, MsLynelle 64 Brandis QC,Senator theHon.George 7,4053 Ben Chifley Building42,63,74, border security12,132122. border integrity xiii,xv10132223 62 149 40, 51,53,54,55,136,148 See also peoplesmuggling See also terrorism See also espionage See also Defence SignalsDirectorate (DSD) (ASIO Act)xiv, xv, 9,18,19,20,25,32,34,37, 60, 63 Organisation 21 50, 54,149 ASIO Report to Parliament 78 2013–14 151 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices cyber espionage security16,17.Seealso cyber ; cyber espionage security; cyber 6,17.Seealso cyber extremism vii,viii5,13 espionage ix,xiii,xv5613151617182228 engagement x,xv513152830,31323367 e-learning 55,5663727375 F E D Freedom of Information Act1982(FOI Act)80,149 Financial ManagementandAccountability Act1997 Finance Committee 60,63 Federal CourtofAustralia 19, 23, 4347 Executive Board 60,62636566 Europe viii Environmental performance 7,14,78 Egypt 8,46,47 Dreyfus QCMP, theHon.Mark40 Director-General ofSecurityvii,xii,xivxvi,1,11,33, Department ofthePrimeMinister andCabinet (PMC) Department ofInfrastructure andTransport 14 Department ofImmigration andBorder Protection Department ofHealth 21 Department ofForeign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) 14, Department ofFinance 52,6062667898130 Department ofDefence 33 Defence SignalsDirectorate (DSD). Defence Intelligence Security(DIS)26,149 Defence Intelligence Organisation 14 Defence andGeospatial Organisation Imagery fraud 56,66 foreign interference ix,xiiixv56132829 foreign intelligence xv,6152934 foreign fighters viii,32 financial statements 41,81,83,959698103,146 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 152 18, 19,130,143,149 See also espionage See also espionage See Australian SignalsDirectorate (ASD) espionage security ; Seealso cyber cyber 29, 35,41516268143.Seealso cyber (DIBP) 18,20,21,22,45,47,143,149 (DIGO). 50Seealso Australian Geospatial- (FMA Act)xiii,52668395,128,130,134 35, 37,39,40,42,43,44,50,53,59,60,63,64, 33, 49,55150 66, 68,77,81,83,96,133 Intelligence Organisation (AGO) J Jabhat al-Nusra vii,2 G M L K H Intelligence Services Act2001(theISA)32,415053 Inspire magazine 4 I Information Act2014(ACT) Privacy 52 Migration AmendmentAct2014 43 Gillard, theHon.Julia47 G20 8,15213151142149 Islamic State inIraq andtheLevant (ISIL)vii,2,18 Iraq vii,viiix231014182932 Interpol 47 International CourtofJustice 23 Intelligence Development Program 74,149 Intelligence Coordination Committee 60,62 Inspector-General ofIntelligence andSecurity(IGIS) Information technology 58,75,77 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection 43, Independent Reviewer ofAdverse Security Independent NationalSecurityLegislation Monitor Minister for Foreign Affairs xv,12192434 Minister for Defence xv,1234 Middle Eastviii,14,32 Maritime SecurityIdentification Card (MSIC)21,150 Management andLeadership 69,75,76 Key Performance Indicators 12,73,144 Horner AM,Professor David68 Hope, Justice x,39,68 High CourtofAustralia 19,23,43,51 Legal andConstitutional Affairs Committee 42 Lebanon 2 international partners 5,1516283261 lone actors x,4 litigation xiii,1323 information andcommunications technology 29,78 illegal maritimearrivals 10,2023,44,47 jihadists viii,345 44, 45,46,47,55,57,73,80,149 Assessments 23,4347 (INSLM) 49,50,51,149 54, 149

50 outreach 6,151767142 new ASIObuilding.SeeBenChifley Building new central office. 78Seealso BenChifley Building national securitycommunity xi,67,133 national securityix,xxiixivxv1,3,6,13,16,17,19, protective securityxv,812,14151625275758 proscription 13,17,18,50 politically motivated violence viii,xv1328 people smuggling10,23.Seealso border security passports viii,xiii1920 protective securityriskreviews (PSRR) 25,27,150 protest activity9 P N O National SecurityInformation (CriminalandCivil Public Interest Disclosure Act2013ix,xiii75556, Public Governance, Performance andAccountability Organisational structure xiv,xvxvi,42,144 Organisational Capability Program 70 Operation Sovereign Borders 13,23 Ombudsman 73,146 ofASIO68 Official History Office ofNationalAssessments14 National Threat AssessmentCentre (NTAC) 14,15, National SecurityLegislation AmendmentBill(No.2) National SecurityLegislation AmendmentBill(No.1) New BuildingCommittee 60,63 New SouthWales Police Force 14 National SecurityCommittee ofCabinet 34 National Intelligence Priorities28,34 National Counter-Terrorism Exercise Program 30,31 National Border Targeting Centre (NBTC) 21 National Archives ofAustralia (NAA)80,150 Partnership Forums 67 Parliamentary JointCommittee onIntelligence and Pakistan 3 Protective SecurityPolicy Framework (PSPF) 26, Protective SecurityTraining College 27 150 73, 150 79, 150 Act 201352,56,60,62,65,66 2014 56 2014 xii,32,42,50,51,53,54, 20, 21,22,23,25,28,34,41,42,45,46,52,54, Security (PJCIS) xii,18,32,41,42,43,50,53, Proceedings) Act200449 67 59, 60,67,68,79,95,143 58, 150 S Surveillance Devices Act200454 questioning warrants 40,136 questioning anddetention warrants 40,136 security-sensitive ammoniumnitrates (SSAN) 21,150 suicide bombingvii,3 social media4,72 security-sensitive biological agents (SSBA) 21,150 security environment vii,xxiv12513284142 security assessmentsviii,xiiixv131920212223 risk management 14,20,26,28,60,63,64,6566, risk 12,16,26,46,50,56,60,61,62,63,65 reviews xiv,141923414347484951586473 recruitment 62,70 records xiii,444651758083 radicalisation 3,51332 R Q Syria vii,viiix23481013,14,20,29,325162 Study SupportProgram 77 Strategic RiskManagement Framework 65 Stone, theHon.Margaret 23,4347 Stakeholder Satisfaction 67 Survey South-East Asiaviii,414 South Asia14 Somalia 3 Snowden, Edward 7 xv,64677576137 Senior Executive Service Senate Estimates 41,42 Security ConstructionandEquipmentCommittee Security EquipmentEvaluated Product List(SEEPL) Russia 8,15 Rewards andrecognition 77 appeal mechanisms19 advice 13,18,21,22 adverse viii,xiii1819202443474849 qualified 18,1922,48 counter-terrorism xiii,21,22 personnel xiii,22,33 visa xiii,20,2122 74, 145 73, 74,96,99,125,126,127,145,150 42, 43,44,45,51,143 26, 150 (SCEC) 26,150 53, 58,61,62686974 ASIO Report to Parliament , 6671,72, 2013–14 153 7 Appendices and indices 7 Appendices and indices T Telecommunications (Interception andAccess) Act1979 Y Timor-Leste 23 Thom, DrVivienne44 T4 25,2627 U V Yemen 3 W Ukraine 8 Work HealthandSafety Act2012(WHSAct)56,60,73 visa securityassessments20. violent protest 8,1314143 violent extremism viii,13 vetting 33,122 terrorist groups/organisations 14,17,18,32,41,50 threat assessments5,912141522 technical countermeasures surveillance 25,26,27 technical capabilities xvi,641 terrorism vii,viiixxixiii2,3,4,5,14,16,17,18,22, workplace agreement 71 work health and safety (WHS)56,60,62,73,74,75, Work Health and Safety Committee 62 workforce planning146 Workforce Capability Committee (WCC) 60,62,63 whole-of-government 22,2951 whistleblower 7 warrants 40,425154136148 Walker SC,Bret 49 2013–14 ASIO Report to Parliament 154 146, 147 147, 150 143 See also securityassessments See also counter-terrorism 23, 28,29,31,32,35,41,49,56,68. 33, 4243,54

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