The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today tabled its Annual Report of Committee Activities 2021-2022. The report covers the financial year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Over the review period the Committee undertook a significant volume of work across 21 inquiries and presented 17 reports on a range of complex national security matters. The Committee's work included scrutiny of bills before Parliament, statutory reviews of legislation, two administration and expenditure reviews of the intelligence agencies, reviews of terrorist listings, and two policy inquiries.
The Committee's activities for the review period ceased in April 2022 with the end of the 46th Parliament.
Chair of the Committee, Mr Peter Khalil MP, said 'Effective parliamentary oversight of the intelligence community, undertaken by the PJCIS, is a crucial part of Australia's democratic infrastructure.'
'I acknowledge the work of the Committee in the 46th Parliament, which managed a high workload in a diligent and bipartisan manner, to fulfil the important oversight and inquiry functions of the Committee.'
'I look forward to reporting on the work of the Committee in the 47th Parliament in due course.'
Further information on the functions and role of the Committee as well as a copy of the report can be obtained from the Committee's website.
