The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Minister for Home Affairs

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

The Hon David Littleproud MP

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management

Parliament House

Canberra Act 2600

The Hon Alan Tudge MP

Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

Parliament House

Canberra Act 2600

The Hon Jason Wood MP

Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs

Parliament House

Canberra Act 2600

Dear Ministers,

I am pleased to endorse the Department of Home Affairs 2019–20 Annual Report as an appropriate and accurate representation of the Australian Border Force’s contribution to the performance of the Department of Home Affairs for the reporting period ending 30 June 2020.

As an independent statutory office holder with operational control of the Australian Border Force, I have supported the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs in complying with the requirement of section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 relating to fraud and corruption.

Within the Australian Border Force, we continue to implement fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and data collection procedures and processes that align with the requirements of the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework 2017.

I commend to you the Department of Home Affairs 2019–20Annual Report.

Yours sincerely

Michael Outram, APM

Commissioner, Australian Border Force

9 September 2020