ACAP Learning Resources: Library Resources for Criminology/Policing & Justice: Federal Crime & Criminal Law

About Commonwealth Crime

The Basics of Commonwealth Crime
Written by Lincoln Crowley. Paper presented to the New South Wales Bar Association, Sydney, 13 March 2007.
Key internet links on Criminal Law
Hosted by the Parliament of Australia.
Organised Crime Strategic Framework
Published by the Federal Attorney-General's Department.

Articles About Federal Criminal Law

Australasian Legal Scholarship Library via AustLII
this site contains articles on Australian legal issues. Use it to search for articles about victim issues such as compensation and victim impact statements.

Federal Legislation

The Commonwealth Criminal Code - A Guide for Practitioners
Prepared by Ian Leader-Elliot & Published by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, in association with the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration 2002.
Commonwealth Legislation via AustLII
This database contains Commonwealth of Australia Consolidated Acts.
ComLaw
ComLaw has the most complete and up-to-date collection of Commonwealth legislation. Free access.

Historical Information

History of criminal law
This chronology aims to document the important milestones in Commonwealth criminal law. Hosted by the Parliament of Australia.
Magna Carta
A range of resources relating to the Magna Carta including a scanned copy of the document.
Federal Defendants, Australia
In 2013-14, there were a total of 10,386 federal defendants finalised in Australia’s criminal courts. Published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 04/06/15.

Conferences

International Serious and Organised Crime Conference 2013
Brisbane Convention Centre, July 29-30 2013. Contains a handful of presentation slides. The 2010 conference contains more accessible content.
International Serious and Organised Crime Conference 2010
Melbourne Convention Centre, 18 October 2010 - 19 October 2010. This site contains a range of presentation slides and video presentations via Criminology TV (AIC on YouTube). Published by the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Reports

The Commonwealth Ombudsman
The Commonwealth Ombudsman investigates Commonwealth Agencies.
Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence.
Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, 2013
Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations
Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, 2013.
Inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures to combat serious and organised crime
Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, 2011.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (formerly known as the Australian Crime Commission)

ACIC Home Page
ACIC - Establishment (Legislation)
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Criminology Research) Bill 2016
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (National Policing Information) Bill 2015
Read the explanatory memorandum and second reading speech. They can be downloaded from the right hand side of the page. These documents will provide the reasons behind the restructuring of this department.
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Introduced with the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2015, the bill merges the functions of the CrimTrac Agency into the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) by amending the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 to enable the ACC to perform CrimTrac’s functions, including providing national coordinated criminal history checks; and the Crimes Act 1914, Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 and Privacy Act 1988 to make consequential amendments.
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002
Read the explanatory memorandum and second reading speech. They can be downloaded from the right hand side of the page. These documents will provide the reasons behind the restructuring of this department.

Federal Crime Agencies

Australian Border Force (ABF)

Australian Border Force
Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cwlth) via AustLII
Australian Border Force Bill
Parliament of Australia 2015, Australian Border Force Bill
Read the explanatory memorandum and second reading speech. They can be downloaded from the right hand side of the page. These documents will provide the reasons behind the creation of this new department.

Australian Federal Police (AFP)

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

ASIC Home Page
Australian Securities & Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cwlth)
Australian Securities & Investments Commission Bill 2001 & Related Documents
Read the explanatory memorandum and second reading speech. They can be downloaded from the right hand side of the page. These documents will provide the reasons behind the creation of this department.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

ASIO Home Page
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cwlth) via AustLII
Australian Taxation Office Home Page
You cannot tax what you cannot see
Australia. Parliament, Senate Standing Committees on Economics 2015, Corporate Tax Avoidance, Australian Government Printer, Canberra

Australian Transaction Report & Analysis Center (AUSTRAC)

Australian Taxation Office

Australian Taxation Office Home Page
Project Wickenby task force
You cannot tax what you cannot see
Australia. Parliament, Senate Standing Committees on Economics 2015, Corporate Tax Avoidance, Australian Government Printer, Canberra

Federal Criminal Law Assignment 2016 - Suggestions

A web of harms: Serious and organised crime and its impact on Australian interests
Connery, D, Murphy, C & Channer, H 2015, A web of harms: Serious and organised crime and its impact on Australian interests, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Barton ACT.
The Commonwealth’s part in the fight against organised crime
Connery, D 2013, The Commonwealth’s part in the fight against organised crime: It’s worth doing more, ASPI, Barton ACT
The Costs of Serious and Organised Crime in Australia
Published by the Australian Crime Commission 2014.
Criminalizing organizations
Ayling, J 2011, 'Criminalizing organisations', Law & Policy, vol.33, no.2, pp. 1149-178
Inquiry into financial related crime
Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Law Enforcement 2014, Inquiry into financial related crime: report, Parliament of Australia, Canberra
Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime groups
Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission 2009, Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw
serious and organised crime groups, Parliament of Australia, Canberra.
Organised and transnational crime
Published by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Organised Crime
Published by the Australian Attorney General’s Department.
Organised crime and common transit networks
Mackenzie , S 2002, 'Organised crime and common transit networks', Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 233, pp.1-6
Organised Crime Groups
Published by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
Organised crime in Australia 2015
Published by the Australian Crime Commission.
Task Forces
Published by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
What are the barriers to gathering and sharing organised crime intelligence: an Australian perspective
Rickards, C 2016, 'What are the barriers to gathering and sharing organised crime intelligence: an Australian perspective, The European Review of Organised Crime, vol.3, no.1, pp.78-104
Why Australia needs to change its view of organised crime
Goldsworthy, T & Byrne, C 2015, 'Why Australia needs to change its view of organised crime ', The Conversation, viewed 14 October 2016
The Worldwide Fight against Transnational Organised Crime: Australia
McCusker, R 2004, The Worldwide Fight against Transnational Organised Crime:
Australia, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.

Federal Criminal Law Assignment 2015 - Suggestions

Applications of responsive regulatory theory in Australia and overseas, Regulatory Institutions Network Occasional Paper
Wood, C, Ivec, M, Job, J & Braithwaite, V 2010, Applications of responsive regulatory theory in Australia and overseas, Regulatory Institutions Network Occasional Paper, No.15, pp.1-48
Australia's Anti-Terrorism Legislation - Is there a Boilermakers Spanner in the Works?
Weinberg, J 2007, 'Australia's Anti-Terrorism Legislation - Is there a Boilermakers Spanner in the Works?', Federal Judicial Scholarship, No.2, pp.1-55. Discusses ASIO.
Australia’s corporate regulators—the ACCC, ASIC and APRA
Grant, R 2005, 'Australia’s corporate regulators—the ACCC, ASIC and APRA', Research Brief: Parliamentary Library, no.16, pp.1-45
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002
Norberry, J 2002, Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra, pp.1-34
The Basics of Commonwealth Crime
Crowley, L 2007, 'The Basics of Commonwealth Crime', Paper presented to the NSW Bar Association, Sydney, 13 March
The Contemporary Australian Intelligence Domain - A Multi Dimension Examination
Davies, A & Corkill, J 2013, 'The Contemporary Australian Intelligence Domain - A Multi Dimension Examination', paper presented at the 6th Australian Security and Intelligence Conference, Edith Cowan Univerity, Perth, Western Australia, 2-4 December
Detaining Questions or Compromising Constitutionality?: The ASIO Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (Cth)
Carne, G 2004, 'Detaining Questions or Compromising Constitutionality?: The ASIO Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (Cwlth)', University of New South Wales Law Journal, vol.27, No.2, pp.524-578.
The distinction between tax avoidance and tax evasion has become blurred in Australia
McLaren, J 2008, 'The distinction between tax avoidance and tax evasion has become blurred in Australia: why has it happened' Journal of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association, vol.3, no.2, pp.141-163.
Drug law enforcement: a study in the interplay of power and resistance
Bennett, C 2010, 'Drug law enforcement: a study in the interplay of power and resistance', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, vol. 22, no.1, pp.117-136.
Essential and unappreciated: the contribution of law enforcement to national security
Connery D 2014, Essential and unappreciated: the contribution of law enforcement to national security, Australian Security Policy Institute, Barton ACT.
An independent review of airport security and policing for the Government of Australia
Wheeler, J 2005, An independent review of airport security and policing for the Government of Australia, Dept. of Transport and Regional Services, Canberra, A.C.T.
Inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures to combat serious and organised crime
Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Law Enforcement 2011, Inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures to combat serious and organised crime, The Committee, Canberra
New Realities: National Policing in the 21st Century
Beale, R 2009, New Realities: National Policing in the 21st Century: Federal Audit of Police Capabilities, The Allen Consulting Group, Melbourne.
New Crimes or New Responses?: Future Directions in Australian Criminal Law
Fox, Richard G "New Crimes or New Responses?: Future Directions in Australian Criminal Law" (2002) 28(1) Monash University Law Review 103.
Regulatory Environment — A Brief Tour
Trowbridge, J 2009, 'The Regulatory Environment — A Brief Tour', Paper presented at the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA)Conference, Sydney, 22 September.
Tax Office prosecutions - firm and fair regulatory enforcement?
Roche, D 2006, Tax Office prosecutions - firm and fair regulatory enforcement?, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT.
Screening and `frisk searches' as part of airport security: Matters of choice
Heilbronn, GN 2007, 'Screening and `frisk searches' as part of airport security: Matters of choice? The need for `checks and balances' in aviation security legislation', Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, vol.7, No.2, p.209.