Crime Publications

The international sports shooter test is for people who wish to import restricted category C articles for use in competitions conducted in Australia, including the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

The returned goods test is used when an importer returns exported firearms and firearm-related articles that were temporarily exported from Australia.

The official purposes import test is for the importation of firearms or firearm-related articles for the Government of the Commonwealth, a state or territory.

The sports shooter test and certification are for sports shooters who wish to import semi-automatic shotguns, pump action repeating shotguns, parts for either of these. Shotguns can either have no magazine or a magazine with a capacity no greater than 5 rounds. Before you apply, the Australian Clay Target Association must approve the firearm you wish to import for use at their facilities and during their events. This fact sheet contains more detail about the test criteria and post import requirements.

The specified person and certified buyer tests are for people whose occupation is partly or wholly the business of controlling vertebrate pest animals. The specified person test applies to people who wish to import firearms or firearm-related articles themselves.

The Human Trafficking Information sheet for Commonwealth Government procurement officers provides Commonwealth officials with further guidance on ethical procurement and supply chain exploitation.

The Organ Trafficking—Fact sheet for medical professionals sets out information about organ trafficking for medical professionals, including details about Australia’s laws on organ trafficking, signs that a person may have been trafficked and how to seek assistance.

Under the Work Plan to Strengthen Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Australian, state and territory governments will seek to take collective and individual action to improve the experiences of victim-survivors of sexual assault in the criminal justice system.

This environmental scan, with input provided from all jurisdictions, provides visibility of the ongoing and prospective initiatives to improve responses to sexual violence that are being progressed at both the national and jurisdictional level.

The review will consider the operation of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 (the Act) over the first three years and whether any additional measures are necessary or desirable to improve compliance with the Act and the operation of the Act.

The National Plan framework identifies three key pillars around which to focus future action and support the development of a nationally coordinated approach to combating cybercrime in Australia

Public submissions and the discussion paper are available on the Reform of Australia’s electronic surveillance framework discussion paper.

The Government has conducted three Parliamentary inquiries on modern slavery and human trafficking.

Firearms and Firearm-Related Articles Application for Import Permission/Certification under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

The Authority to Disclose form relates to our obligations for disclosing personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). To ensure we comply with our obligations, individuals and those acting on behalf of federal offenders must provide a clear authority that gives the Commonwealth Parole Office permission to disclose their sensitive personal information to that individual. This includes legal representatives.

The Australian Government’s response to a Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Combatting Corporate Crime Bill 2019 (CLACCC Bill). The CLACCC Bill proposes reforms to Australia’s foreign bribery laws. These include introducing a new corporate offence for failure to prevent foreign bribery and a deferred prosecution agreement scheme. The CLACCC Bill also proposes reforms to the Criminal Code definition of dishonesty.

The Australian Government’s response to a Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the 2017 version of the Combatting Corporate Crime Bill (CLACCC Bill). The CLACCC Bill proposed reforms to Australia’s foreign bribery laws. These included introducing a new corporate offence for failure to prevent foreign bribery and a deferred prosecution agreement scheme. The 2017 Bill lapsed at the federal election in May 2019 but was re-introduced in December 2019.

The Australian Government’s response to a Senate Economics References Committee report on foreign bribery. The report examined the measures governing the activities of Australian corporations, entities, organisations, individuals, government and related parties with respect to foreign bribery. The government agreed (or agreed in principle) with 17 of the committee’s 22 recommendations, and noted the other 5.

The National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25 provides the strategic framework for Australia’s response to modern slavery.

This page provides guidance for entities about how to reduce the risk of vulnerable workers in their operations and supply chains becoming exposed to modern slavery as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.