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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

1 October 2025

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The chair opens the hearing on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025 and AGD and Home Affairs provide contextual statements on the bill’s objectives, affected agencies, and proposed expansion of intelligence oversight frameworks.

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Opening of hearing and departmental overviews

22:47

Opening of hearing and procedural warnings

22:47

AGD opening statement — scope of NIC oversight bill

26:02

Home Affairs opening statement — intelligence functions and oversight

29:39

Defining intelligence functions and IGIS–Ombudsman boundaries

33:38

Cash Q&A — defining intelligence functions and avoiding oversight gaps

33:38

Cash Q&A — IGIS–Ombudsman MoU and ministerial decisions

38:45

Cash Q&A — responding to Richardson Review concerns

49:29

Future‑proofing oversight and treatment of open‑source intelligence

55:12

Operational safeguards, resourcing and multi‑layered oversight

58:22

Safeguards on Defence computer operations immunity and operational tempo

58:22

Resourcing IGIS and PJCIS; expanding INSLM remit

01:03:35

Current and post‑bill oversight layers for Home Affairs and AFP

01:06:54

2024 Intelligence Review recommendations and evaluation of reforms

01:09:06

Defence reporting, PJCIS security clearances and consequential amendments

01:11:41

Schedule 3 — Defence immunity and absence of IGIS reporting

01:11:41

Security vetting for PJCIS staff and multi‑classification workforce

01:13:52

Consequential amendments and PJCIS procedural modernisation

01:21:10

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

1 October 2025

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Thu, 2 Oct 2025 Australian Parliament

22:39 - 22:40

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22:41 - 22:42

Who's on the phone?

22:43 - 22:45

Speaker 38

Tanya Lawrence. Oh, Tanya. Excellent. Alright.

22:47 - 23:04

Speaker 31

Okay. We'll start off. Thanks, James. Good morning, everyone. I declare open this public hearing of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security for its review of the strengthening oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill twenty twenty five.

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