Submissions to inquiries and reviews

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security conducted a number of inquiries in 2014–15 and invited the Inspector-General to make a submission and appear before the Committee on a number of occasions:

On 4 August 2014 the IGIS made a submission to the Inquiry into the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 and appeared before the committee on 15 August 2014.
On 1 October 2014 the IGIS made a submission to the Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 and appeared before the committee on 2 October 2014.
On 10 November 2014 the IGIS made a submission to the Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2014 and appeared before the committee on 13 November 2014.
On 3 December 2014 the IGIS made a submission to the Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 13 (2014–15) Australian Intelligence Agencies and appeared before the committee at a private hearing on 19 March 2015.
On 21 January 2015 the IGIS made a submission to the Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 and appeared before the committee at a hearing on 29 January 2015.

The Committee commented on a number of occasions that the members appreciate the submissions and evidence of the IGIS given its oversight role.

The Inspector-General made a submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor's inquiry into section 35P of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 on 14 May 2015 and appeared at a private hearing on 19 May 2015.

1 The National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2014 renamed the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation as the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation and the Defence Signals Directorate as the Australian Signals Directorate.