Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the following reports: Examination of the annual report of the Australian Federal Police 2012-13 and Examination of the annual report of the Australian Crime Commission 2012-13.

Reports made parliamentary papers in accordance with standing order 39(e).

by leave—On behalf of the committee I wish to thank the Australian Federal Police and its Commissioner, Mr Tony Negus APM, for their hard work and dedication in preparation for the 2012-13 annual report.

The committee's report details the AFP's significant success in the meeting the obligations set out in section 8 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979. Noteworthy achievements in 2012-13 include:

Finally, the committee wishes to thank and congratulate Commissioner Negus for his dedicated service to the AFP. Commissioner Negus will end his term on 7 September, and this will conclude his distinguished 32 years service in the Australian Federal Police.

Also on behalf of the committee I thank the Australian Crime Commission and its former CEO, Mr John Lawler AM APM, for their hard work and dedication in the preparation of the 2012-13 annual report.

The report details the ACC's successes in the destruction of international money laundering operations, having seized drugs with an estimated street value of $500 million and $18 million in cash. Further, Task Force Galilee, tasked with preventing investment fraud, stopped fraud in the order of $113 million against Australian citizens.

Other successes during 2012-13 included:

The committee acknowledges the work of Mr John Lawler AM APM, the previous ACC chief executive officer who retired on 16 October 2013. The committee thanks Mr Lawler for his contributions and insights, informed by his extensive experience in law enforcement agencies provided throughout his tenure. Finally, I thank the secretariat and the rest of the committee for their wonderful work.