Crime Publications

Foundational guidance for organisations seeking to engage with and empower people with lived experience of modern slavery in Australia.

The Independent Review assessed the operations and effectiveness of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency within the context of Commonwealth law enforcement and intelligence more broadly.

The Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry report on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024.

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – New South Wales Crime Commission – Annual Report for 2023–24

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – South Australia Police – Annual Report for 2023–24

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – Australian Capital Territory Policing – Annual Report for 2023–24

The Australian Government response to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry report into the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024.

The Australian Government has provided its response to the recommendations contained in the final report of the Senate Select Committee on the Perth Mint and Commonwealth regulatory compliance.

Guidance for police on Commonwealth criminal offences targeting the creation and non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit material online, including deepfakes.

A document designed to provide guidance on the steps corporations can take to prevent an associate from bribery foreign public officials. This guidance is a requirement under s70.5B of the Criminal Code Act 1995.

The report of the statutory review of sentencing for Commonwealth child sex offences, tabled 21 August 2024.

Report of the 2024 review into the Intergovernmental Agreement on the National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth.

The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (SLAID Act) introduced three new powers for the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to identify and disrupt serious online criminal activity. These powers were data disruption warrants, account takeover warrants, and network activity warrants. These factsheets contain further information about the three powers.

These annual reports provide key data and findings from the Permanent National Firearms Amnesty.

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Policy guidance on factors the Attorney-General will consider when deciding whether to authorise the Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to apply to a court for a superannuation order against a Commonwealth employee under the Act.

The Standing Council of Attorneys-General Working Group on Criminal Justice prepares an annual progress report to provide an overview of key activities and progress against the three priorities in the Work Plan to Strengthen Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault 2022-2027.

This is the South Australia Police’s Annual Report for 2022-23, provided under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

The Annual Report for the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 describes the extent and circumstances in which eligible Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement agencies have used the powers available under the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 between 1 July and 30 June of the respective financial year reporting period.

We have conducted a review of secrecy provisions across Commonwealth laws. This review addressed concerns raised by multiple reviews about the number, inconsistency, appropriateness and complexity of Commonwealth secrecy offences.