ANNEX 4 - BALI INQUIRY - FURTHER INVESTIGATION
1. My predecessor as Inspector-General, Mr Bill Blick PSM, published an unclassified version of his Bali Inquiry report as an Annex to the IGIS Annual Report 2002-2003.
2. Mr Blick indicated that at the time that his report was finalised (ie. 9 December 2002), there was some foreign language material requiring translation and analysis but rather than wait for that process to be completed he had decided to report the results of his inquiry immediately, and then complete this further investigation as soon as he was able.
3. Mr Blick stated in his report that he considered that this foreign language material was most unlikely to yield anything significant but it was appropriate nonetheless for it to be reviewed for the sake of completeness.
4. I am not aware that the result of Mr Blick's further investigation has been made public. I have decided to do so now, so that the public record on this matter may be complete.
5. Mr Blick wrote to the Prime Minister, The Hon John Howard MP, on 13 January 2003, to advise him that the records in question had been examined in detail.
6. This review activity revealed that the foreign language material referred to did not contain any intelligence that could have forewarned of the terrorist attack that occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002, or with the benefit of hindsight, could in any way be construed as being relevant to the attack
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