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JOINT PRESS RELEASE

THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP, PRIME MINISTER


THE HON. MIKE BAIRD MP, PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES
MARTIN PLACE SIEGE JOINT COMMONWEALTH-NSW REVIEW
In the aftermath of the horrific Martin Place siege and following the tragic loss of innocent lives, we must
learn what we can from this incident and implement any changes necessary at the State and Federal level.
The Commonwealth and New South Wales governments will urgently conduct a review into the Martin
Place siege and what lessons can be learned from the events leading up to and surrounding the siege.
As our State and Commonwealth law enforcement and security agencies work together to keep Australia
safe, the review will identify important lessons for the future.
The review will examine and make recommendations about a wide range of issues including the
circumstances surrounding hostage-taker Man Haron Monis arrival in Australia and subsequent granting of
asylum and citizenship; what information agencies had about him and how it was shared; and whether
relevant national security legislative powers could have been better used.
The Terms of Reference for the review are attached.
As we work to learn what we can from these terrible events, we acknowledge once again the courage and
professionalism shown by our law enforcement and security agencies and emergency services.
We are determined to ensure that nothing stands in the way of ensuring the people who put their lives on the
line to keep Australia safe can get their job done.
We have asked the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Secretary of the New
South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet to commence the review immediately, drawing on
expertise from within our relevant jurisdictions and consulting as necessary with other States and Territories.
The review will report by the end of January 2015.

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Martin Place Siege Terms of Reference


On 17 December 2014 the Prime Minister and Premier of NSW established a review, for consideration by
the Commonwealth and NSW Cabinets, of lessons learnt from the Martin Place Siege of 15-16 December
2014.
The aim of the review is to identify lessons for the future: what worked well and what might be improved.
The review will examine and make recommendations in respect of Commonwealth and NSW agencies and
the cooperation between them, in relation to:
the arrival of Man Haron Monis in Australia and subsequent grant of asylum, permanent residency
and Australian citizenship;
support received from, or any other interactions Man Haron Monis had with, government social
support agencies;
information held by Commonwealth and NSW agencies about Man Haron Monis for the period prior
to and following his arrival in Australia up until the siege including how any information relevant to
public safety was shared between, and used by, agencies;
the interaction of Man Haron Monis with the NSW justice system;
Man Haron Monis access to firearms;
whether, how and at what stage relevant national security legislative powers including Control
Orders were or could have been used in relation to Man Haron Monis' activities of security concern;
any lessons learnt by the NSW and Australian Federal Police about the handling of the siege;
the effectiveness of public communication including coordination of messaging between the
Commonwealth, NSW and jurisdictions; and
the effectiveness of coordination more generally between the Commonwealth and NSW.
The review will take account of the parallel investigations into the incident including by the NSW State
Coroner, and NSW Police and Australian Federal Police.
The review will prepare a report for consideration by the Commonwealth and NSW Cabinets by the end of
January 2015.

17 December 2014

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