COMMITTEE ON THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION
Collation of Evidence
The Hon. D. J. GAY [2.32]: I desire to lay upon the table of the House a collation of evidence of the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mr Ian Temby, Q.C., on general aspects of the commission's operations, before the parliamentary joint Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption on Tuesday, 31st March, 1992.
Ordered to be printed.
The Hon. D. J. GAY, by leave: The document I have tabled is a collation of evidence from the most recent hearing of the parliamentary joint Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption with the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mr Ian Temby, Q.C., on 31st March, 1992. This hearing was conducted pursuant to the committee's function under section 64(1)(a) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act to monitor and review the exercise by the commission of its functions. I draw the attention of honourable members to the
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questions and answers contained in chapter four on strategic intelligence, which the committee believes are most important. Before the hearing on 31st March the committee drew Mr Temby's attention to the fact that the National Crime Authority is now working towards the preparation of an overview of organised crime in Australia. The parliamentary committee on the National Crime Authority has commented that this overview will form a benchmark against which the National Crime Authority's target selection and impact upon organised criminal activities will be able to be assessed.
The committee asked whether the Independent Commission Against Corruption would see value in the preparation of a similar overview of corrupt conduct in New South Wales, and whether the Independent Commission Against Corruption would undertake to prepare such an overview. Written answers received from the Independent Commission Against Corruption indicated that it sees value in the development of such an overview. Furthermore, it was stated that the Independent Commission Against Corruption's strategic intelligence unit has the ability, but not at present the capacity, to conduct such an overview. The matter was discussed further with Mr Temby on 31st March and the questions and answers appear in the collation of evidence. A number of detailed questions were taken on notice by Mr Temby. Unfortunately the Independent Commission Against Corruption was not able to provide written answers to these questions in time for them to be included in the collation of evidence. As the committee believes that these questions are of fundamental importance to the work of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the fight against corruption generally, I undertake to table before the House the Independent Commission Against Corruption's written answers to these questions as soon as they are received.