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Official Committee Hansard COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Official Committee Hansard JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION Reference: Legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime groups THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2008 CANBERRA BY AUTHORITY OF THE PARLIAMENT INTERNET Hansard transcripts of public hearings are made available on the inter- net when authorised by the committee. The internet address is: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard To search the parliamentary database, go to: http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE ON AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION Thursday, 6 November 2008 Members: Senator Hutchins (Chair), Mr Wood (Deputy Chair), Senators Barnett, Fielding, Parry and Polley and Mr Champion, Mr Gibbons, Mr Hayes and Ms Ley Members in attendance: Senators Fielding, Hutchins, Parry and Polley and Mr Hayes, Ms Ley and Mr Wood Terms of reference for the inquiry: To inquire into and report on: The effectiveness of legislative efforts to disrupt and dismantle serious and organised crime groups and associations with these groups, with particular reference to: a. international legislative arrangements developed to outlaw serious and organised crime groups and association to those groups, and the effectiveness of these arrangements; b. the need in Australia to have legislation to outlaw specific groups known to undertake criminal activities, and membership of and association with those groups; c. Australian legislative arrangements developed to target consorting for criminal activity and to outlaw serious and organised crime groups, and membership of and association with those groups, and the effectiveness of these arrangements; d. the impact and consequences of legislative attempts to outlaw serious and organised crime groups, and membership of and association with these groups on: i. society ii. criminal groups and their networks iii. law enforcement agencies; and iv. the judicial/legal system e. an assessment of how legislation which outlaws criminal groups and membership of and association with these groups might affect the functions and performance of the ACC. WITNESSES ANGUS, Ms Laura, Director, Strategic Policy Section, Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch, Compliance and Case Resolution Division, Department of Immigration and Citizenship........................ 60 ANGUS, Ms Mandy, Senior Legal Officer, Criminal Law Branch, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney-General’s Department..................................................................................................................... 35 BARLOW, Mr Chris, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Serious Non-Compliance, Australian Taxation Office................................................................................................................................................. 68 BRADY, Mr Peter, Senior Legal Adviser, Australian Crime Commission .................................................. 2 BUDAVARI, Ms Rosemary, Senior Policy Lawyer, Law Council of Australia ......................................... 48 BURGESS, Mr Mark, Chief Executive Officer, Police Federation of Australia........................................ 78 COCHRANE, Dr Susan, Acting Assistant Secretary, Criminal Law Branch, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney-General’s Department..................................................................................................... 35 CRANSTON, Mr Michael, Deputy Commissioner, Serious Non-Compliance, Australian Taxation Office................................................................................................................................................. 68 FREW, Mr Todd, First Assistant Secretary, Border Security Division, Department of Immigration and Citizenship .......................................................................................................................... 60 HERIOT, Dr Dianne, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney- General’s Department ..................................................................................................................................... 35 HUNT-SHARMAN, Mr Jonathan, President, Australian Federal Police Association; and Vice- President, Police Federation of Australia....................................................................................................... 78 KITSON, Mr Kevin, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime Commission ............................... 2 MANNING, Mr Michael, Principal Specialist Legal Policy and Reform, Australian Crime Commission......................................................................................................................................................... 2 McDONALD, Mr Geoffrey Angus, First Assistant Secretary, Security and Critical Infrastructure Division, Attorney-General’s Department ........................................................................... 35 MORRIS, Assistant Commissioner Tim, National Manager, Border and International, Australian Federal Police ................................................................................................................................ 25 MOULDS, Miss Sarah, Policy Lawyer, Law Council of Australia.............................................................. 48 NEWTON, Assistant Commissioner Mandy, National Manager, Economic and Special Operations, Australian Federal Police ........................................................................................................... 25 OUTRAM, Mr Michael, Executive Director, Programs Division, Australian Crime Commission............ 2 RAY, Mr William Ross, QC, President, Law Council of Australia............................................................. 48 SENGSTOCK, Ms Elsa, Director, Criminal Law Branch, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney- General’s Department ..................................................................................................................................... 35 ULRICK, Ms Kim, Acting Executive Director, Strategic Outlook and Policy, Australian Crime Commission......................................................................................................................................................... 2 ZDJELAR, Mr Peter, Assistant Commissioner, Serious Non-Compliance, Australian Taxation Office ................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Thursday, 6 November 2008 JOINT ACC 1 Committee met at 8.31 am CHAIR (Senator Hutchins)—I declare open this public hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission. This is the sixth hearing for the committee’s inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime. The terms of reference are on the committee’s website. The committee has held hearings in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne earlier this year and will be holding a hearing in Brisbane tomorrow. The committee’s proceedings today will follow the program which has been circulated. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and such action may be treated by the Senate as a contempt. It is also a contempt to give false or misleading evidence to a committee. The committee prefers all evidence to be given in public, but under the Senate’s resolutions witnesses have the right to request to be heard in private session. It is important that witnesses give the committee notice if they intend to ask to give evidence in camera. If a witness objects to answering a question, the witness should state the ground upon which the objection is taken, and the committee will determine whether it will insist on an answer, having regard to the ground which is claimed. If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that the answer be given in camera. Such a request may of course also be made at any other time. Before I welcome our first witnesses, I remind members of the committee that the Senate has resolved that government officials should not be asked to give opinions on matters of policy and should be given a reasonable opportunity to refer questions asked of them to a superior officer or to a minister if that is appropriate. This resolution does not include questions asking for explanations of policy or factual questions about when or how policies were adopted. AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION ACC 2 JOINT Thursday, 6 November 2008 [8.33 am] BRADY, Mr Peter, Senior Legal Adviser, Australian Crime Commission KITSON, Mr Kevin, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime Commission MANNING, Mr Michael, Principal Specialist Legal Policy and Reform, Australian Crime Commission OUTRAM, Mr Michael, Executive Director, Programs Division, Australian Crime Commission ULRICK, Ms Kim, Acting Executive Director, Strategic Outlook and Policy, Australian Crime Commission CHAIR—Welcome. Do you have any comments to make on the capacity in which you appear? Mr Outram—I am executive director, investigation and intelligence strategies. Ms Ulrick—I am acting executive director, strategic outlook and policy. Mr Manning—I am principal policy and reform officer. CHAIR—Thank you. I invite you to make a short opening statement, Mr Kitson, which will be followed by questions from the committee. Mr Kitson—Thank you, Chair. As committee members are aware, responsibility for tackling
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