Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, , 5:14:53 to 5:16:54
An update on the progress of implementing recommendations from the Bondi Royal Commission's interim report, with the majority of tasks expected to be completed by December.
Topics: Royal commissions, Public safety, Bondi attack
Speakers: Hon Jonathon Duniam, Tony Chapman, Stephanie Foster
Sure. All right. Thank you. I might go if I can to the Bondi Royal Commission that's here. Yes.
It is yes.
Excellent. Um I wonder whether you might be able to indicate to the committee how many of the interim report uh recommendations have been fully implemented?
So I'll ask Mr. Chapman who is leading our task force to give you the detail.
Uh Senator Tony Chapman, First Assistant Secretary, Royal Commission Task Force. Uh I can confirm that of the 14 recommendations contained in the interim report that all do remain on track to be delivered in December of this year. Uh currently six of the nine public recommendations have been complete. Uh, and two of the five confidential recommendations? Okay. So in total how many are left outstanding?
Uh six, Senator.
Okay. And with regard to the implementation of those, and I my recollection is some related to state and territory agencies. So of those six, how many are in the Commonwealth's control to respond to, and how many are outside of the control?
Uh Senator, we have been closely consulting by the Australian New Zealand uh counter-terrorism committee to ensure completion. Uh the only one that directly uh sorry is out of the remit directly of the Commonwealth is recommendation one, uh, which related to procedures adopted by New South Wales police uh in respect of Operation Jewish High Holy Days.
Okay. But the rest are ones you are working through to implement?
Yes, that's correct, Senator.
And what is our projected time frame on implementing the balance?
We're confident, Senator, that they will all be completed by in December of this year.