| Description |
xxii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Parliamentary paper / the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 0727-4181 ; no. 61 of 1998 |
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Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 1998, no. 61
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. The need for the National Crime Authority -- Why a National Crime Authority? -- Developments in law enforcement -- Are the factors which led to the NCA's creation still relevant? -- The existence of organised crime -- The need for a coordinated multi-jurisdictional response -- The need for specialist expertise and powers -- The case in facour of current arrangements -- The case against current arrangements -- The NCA's performance -- Performance assessment in law enforcement -- Some issues associated with assessing NCA performance -- NCA performance reporting -- Effectivenss and efficiency -- Impact of budgetary changes -- Decriminalisation of illicit drugs -- ch. 2. Role and functions -- Parliament's intentions: the legislation -- The NCA's role today: the three main elements -- The nature of its investigative funcion -- Trans-jurisdictional role -- Area of inquiry -- Evaluating the NCA -- ch. 3. The reference system -- ch. 4. Powers -- Current powers of the NCA -- General and special investigations -- Discussion of the special powers -- Concerns -- The powers in use -- The issue of more powers -- The issue of self-incrimination -- Basic principles -- NCA's current arrangements for providing witness immunity -- Arguments against the current system -- Arguments in favour of the current system -- Other prespectives -- Witnesses need to be properly informed -- Problems from a self-incrimination perspective -- The investigative perspective -- Client legal privilege -- Search warrants -- Telephone intercept power -- Relationship with the judiciary -- Penalties -- Judicial challenges at the investigation stage -- Federal Court applications -- An unnecessary complex act -- ch. 5. Accountability and parliamentary supervision -- The role of the inter-governmental committee -- The role of the Standing Committee on Organised Crime and Criminal Intelligence (SCOCCI) -- Role of the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board (CLEB) -- Discussion -- Parliamentary supervision -- Passage of the 1983 NCA Bill -- The committee's operations: the early yearts -- Later developments -- The 1992 bill -- The committee's current inquiry -- Annual reporting -- ch. 6. Compalints -- ch. 7. Composition -- Background -- Issues -- Qualifications for appointment to the authority -- Terms and conditions for authority members -- Part-time members -- Distribution of NCA members -- Staffing of the NCA -- Additional reports -- Appendix 1. Submissions -- Appendix 2. Witnesses at public hearings -- Appendix 3. Exhibits -- Appendix 4. The establishment of the National Crime Authority: the role fo a specialised investigatvie agency to counteract organised criminal activity.pation in |
| Summary |
The terms of reference of the inquiry are: (1) the constitution, role, functions and powers of the National Crime Authority, and the need for a gocy such as the authority, having regard to the activities of other Commonwealth and State law enformcement agenices; (2) the efficiency and effectiveness of the authroty; (3) accountablilty and parliamentary supervision othe authroty; and, (4) the need for amendment of the National Crime Authority Act 1984 |
| Notes |
Chairman: John Bradford |
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"April 1998" |
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At head of title: Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available online |
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Commonwealth of Australia |
| Subject |
Australia. National Crime Authority.
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Organized crime investigation -- Australia.
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Organized crime -- Australia -- Prevention.
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| Author |
Bradford, John (John Walter), 1946-
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| ISBN |
0642251630 |
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