Steve Symon: Organised Crime Ministerial Advisory Group Chair on the lack of information sharing in tackling transnational crime

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

There are fears limited information sharing is hindering authorities efforts to tackle transnational crime.

A report from a Ministerial Advisory Group focused on organised crime says there's sparse coordination between agencies, technological limitations, and people are fearful of sharing what could be useful information.

It's recommending a new sharing framework and tweaks to the Privacy Act to make it easier.

Chair Steve Symon told Mike Hosking change is needed.

He says he's been a prosecutor for 20 years and it's been the bane of their existence, which has worsened over time as agencies become more siloed and risk adverse.

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