Virginia Bell has handed the interim report from the anti-Semitism royal commission that she leads to Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
This first piece of work – a slim volume – covers the intelligence and national security agencies’ coordination and what they knew or missed in the lead up to December’s deadly Bondi Beach terror attack.
Fifteen people who were celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah died in the Islamic State-inspired shooting.
“This is a very important matter that you have reported on,” Ms Mostyn told the former High Court judge on Thursday.
The examination of agencies was originally commissioned as a standalone piece of work from former top security bureaucrat Dennis Richardson, but was rolled into the royal commission when it was established.
Mr Richardson quit in mid-March, saying he didn’t find his full expertise was necessary to the new format of the work.
The interim report is expected to be released publicly later on Thursday.
The royal commission begins its first hearings on Monday, for a block of two weeks. It will deliver a final report before the anniversary of the shooting on December 14.
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