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

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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