Hearing Block 5: Community security

Scope

Hearing Block 5 focused on security arrangements for the Jewish community and examined:

• The security needs of, and existing security arrangements for, Jewish institutions, events and leaders.
• The role served by the Jewish community security groups (CSGs) in Australia and equivalent organisations worldwide.
• Coordination between law enforcement agencies and CSGs in protecting the Jewish community.
• Government funding provided for protective security.
• Police data collection processes relevant to assessing risk to the Jewish community.
• The role of emergency preparedness and resilience training, by police and communities, in addressing security risk.

Some evidence, including from witnesses covering operationally sensitive matters, was heard in closed session.

Applications for leave to appear

The Royal Commission invited persons who considered they had a direct and substantial interest in the scope of this hearing block to make an application for leave to appear by no later than 4:00pm (AEST) on Friday 10 July 2026.

An application for leave to appear was not how witnesses were selected. For more information, please refer to Witnesses at Royal Commission.