INQ117

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Review of the Evaluation Methods and Continuous Improvement Processes for Australia’s National Counter-Terrorism Coordination Arrangements
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Recommendations for this Inquiry

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INQ117 REC117-3633 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 1

The ANAO recommends that, to provide better information to contribute to strategic assessments, decisions and reporting, the Attorney-General’s Department, with input and guidance from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet:

INQ117 REC117-3634 B - Preparedness 41 - Emergency Management exercises Recommendation 2

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in consultation with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the National Counter- Terrorism Committee, pursue the adoption of a more strategic approach to determining the National Capability Development Exercise Programme s

INQ117 REC117-3635 C - Response 15 - Inter-service cooperation Recommendation 3

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in consultation with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, seek to create systematic mechanisms for better targeting and evaluating inter- agency coordination within the National C

INQ117 REC117-3636 B - Preparedness 41 - Emergency Management exercises Recommendation 4

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in conjunction with the National Counter-Terrorism Committee’s exercise management advisers, explore options for the incorporation of more contemporary and varied testing and training aids in the National Capability Development Exercise

INQ117 REC117-3637 B - Preparedness 41 - Emergency Management exercises Recommendation 5

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in consultation with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, pursue a more strategic and systematic approach to the measurement of performance via the National Capability Development

INQ117 REC117-3638 B - Preparedness 41 - Emergency Management exercises Recommendation 6

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in consultation with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the National Counter-Terrorism Committee:

INQ117 REC117-3639 B - Preparedness 41 - Emergency Management exercises Recommendation 7

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department, in consultation with the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, strengthens the reporting on the National Capability Development Exercise Programme through:

INQ117 REC117-3640 E - Agency Organisation 37 - Funding Recommendation 8

The ANAO recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department better monitor and account for the expenditure of individual exercise costs under the National Capability Development Exercise Programme, through:

INQ117 REC117-3641 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 9

The ANAO recommends that, to ensure the outcomes of evaluations are effectively used to enhance the national counter-terrorism arrangements, the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet take appropriate measures to ensure: