6 Conclusion
57. During this inquiry we have
often heard suggestions for reforms to the counter-terrorism structure
rebuffed because "it works well at the moment", or "the
benefits are not yet proven". There may well be salience
to these remarks but it also gives us the impression that a degree
of institutional inertia has set in and those involved in counter-terrorism
may be willing to settle for existing sub-optimal solutions, rather
than proactively reforming to meet ever-changing threats. Time
and time again we have been struck by how long it has taken to
establish apparently much-needed measures such as the regional
counter-terrorism units and the Office of Security and Counter-Terrorism.
While the structures that we now have in place may be suitable
for combating the terrorist threat as currently constituted we
are not confident that government institutions have the desire
to constantly adapt to meet ever-changing threats.
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