Committee Details

About the Review

The Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee (committee) is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the performance of the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC). 

Within the scope of this oversight role, section 292(f) of the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 (CC Act) provides that the committee must conduct five-yearly reviews of the activities of the CCC. The committee has now commenced its latest five-year review (Review), on which it is required to report to the Parliament by 30 June 2026 regarding any action that should be taken in relation to the CC Act or the functions, powers and operations of the CCC.

In undertaking the Review, the committee will examine the CCC’s overall performance over the last five years and consider its jurisdiction, responsibilities, functions and powers. In particular, the committee will examine the CCC’s:

• corporate governance and organisational structure
• major crime function, including the investigation and prevention of major crime
• corruption function, including:
  • the handling of, and reporting on, complaints of corruption, including analysis of any resource issues that may impact assessment and outcome timeframes, and
  • the application of the principles for performing this function, including the devolution principle
• reporting powers
• investigative powers and hearings
• telecommunication interception powers
• civil confiscation function
• prevention function
• research and intelligence functions
• witness protection function
• role in overseeing the police service including the management of police discipline and misconduct matters
• arrangements for seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), including the effectiveness and utility of the Memorandum of Understanding governing the CCC’s interactions with the DPP
• broader role in the criminal justice system
• oversight arrangements (including the role of the responsible Minister, committee, Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commissioner and Public Interest Monitor).

The committee will also consider issues raised in its previous five-year review and other inquiries. 

Further information

Further information (including written briefings, correspondence, transcripts, and any answers to questions taken on notice during public proceedings) will be published under the Related Publications tab, as it becomes available.

Call for submissions 

The committee invites submissions addressing any aspect of the Review – see Terms of Reference above. Guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here: Guide to making a submission. Please ensure your submission meets these requirements. 

Please note that the committee will not be considering individual complaints about the CCC as part of the Review, with its focus being on systemic concerns. Any such complaints will be handled by the committee in accordance with its standard complaint procedures, and may be submitted in writing to the committee secretariat at any time (for more information see the committee’s Guide to making a complaint).

Click here to make an online submission to Review.

If you are unable to provide a written submission, please contact the secretariat to discuss other options.

The closing date for written submissions is Friday, 3 October 2025 at 5:00pm.

Submissions should include:

• the author’s name and signature
• if the submission is made on behalf of an organisation, the level of approval (e.g. a local branch, executive committee or national organisation)
• mailing address (and email if available), and
• daytime telephone number.

Please ensure your submission includes the above or it may not be considered by the committee.

Please note: Your name and submission may be published on the committee’s inquiry webpage, which will mean it can be viewed on the internet. You can request for your name to be withheld from your published submission, or for both your name and your submission to be kept confidential (i.e. not published). Decisions about whether and how submissions are published are at the discretion of the committee.

Public hearings 

The committee intends to hold public hearings to explore issues raised in submissions in late 2025 and/or early 2026. Further information about these proceedings will be advised in due course.  

Committee’s report

The committee is required to table its report on its Review by 30 June 2026. The report, once tabled, will be published here.

Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the Government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations (if any). At that time, the Government Response will be published here.

Timeline

Related information

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