[1] In April 2015 the Army's in-house newspaper reported that "for the first time since being raised the ... battalion had no formed bodies on deployment".
[6] The 1st Intelligence Battalion maintains teams of specialists on short notice to deploy from the unit's base at Brisbane.
[6] As of 2014, the unit's roles included collecting and analysing human intelligence, psychological warfare and information operations.
In addition, it was capable of conducting topographical surveys and collecting and making use of geospatial intelligence.
[7] When the 6th Brigade was disbanded in December 2024 the 1st Intelligence Battalion was temporarily assigned to the direct command of the 1st Division.