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  • Executive Oversight of Intelligence Agencies in Australia

    Author(s)
    Hardy, Keiran
    Williams, George
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hardy, Keiran A.
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    This chapter assesses whether executive oversight of the Australian intelligence agencies is robust, stringent, and effective. The chapter first sets out the six Australian intelligence agencies and their functions. It then sets out the executive bodies that oversee those agencies, including the Inspector-General of Security and the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor. These oversight mechanisms are categorized according to the functions they perform, such as authorizing the use of covert powers or reviewing legislation. The chapter then assesses the strengths and weaknesses of this oversight system. Although ...
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    This chapter assesses whether executive oversight of the Australian intelligence agencies is robust, stringent, and effective. The chapter first sets out the six Australian intelligence agencies and their functions. It then sets out the executive bodies that oversee those agencies, including the Inspector-General of Security and the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor. These oversight mechanisms are categorized according to the functions they perform, such as authorizing the use of covert powers or reviewing legislation. The chapter then assesses the strengths and weaknesses of this oversight system. Although these oversight bodies have wide jurisdiction and strong investigative powers, their effectiveness is limited by the broad statutory powers granted to intelligence agencies and by the reluctance of successive governments to accept their recommendations for change. The chapter concludes by suggesting some ways in which this system might be improved, including through stronger whistle-blower protections and ongoing review of counterterrorism laws.
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    Book Title
    Global Intelligence Oversight: Governing Security in the Twenty-First Century
    Publisher URI
    https://www.oup.com.au/books/others/9780190458072-global-intelligence-oversight
    Subject
    Criminology not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/143615
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