He has also served as Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology. When, as a consequence of performing his or her functions, the Integrity Commissioner identifies laws of the Commonwealth or administrative practices of government agencies that might contribute to corrupt practices or prevent their early detection, he or she may make recommendations for these laws or practices to be changed.Information about corruption comes from members of the public, members of law enforcement agencies, and from ACLEI's own detection initiatives. Likewise, integrity investigations can yield new information about the activities of criminal groups.Accordingly, ACLEI engages with the operational 'core business' areas of the agencies in the Integrity Commissioner's jurisdiction, as well as with their Professional Standards units, to share information about organised crime operations and work together to counter threats to law enforcement integrity. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is a law enforcement agency established by the Australian federal government on 1 July 2016, following the merger of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and CrimTrac.It has specialist investigative capabilities and delivers and maintains national information sharing systems.

Cooperative arrangements with other law enforcement and State integrity agencies are similarly important to achieving this outcome.The agencies subject to the Integrity Commissioner's jurisdiction are:the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (including the former Australian Crime Commission the former CrimTrac Agency and the former National Crime Authority)the Australian Federal Police (including ACT Policing)the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)the Department of Home Affairs (including the Australian Border Force)prescribed aspects of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, andany other Australian Government agency that is prescribed by regulation under the The office of the Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI are established by the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (the LEIC Act). 10,11 In evidence at Senate Estimates in May 2015, the inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ACIC, Mr Chris Dawson APM, said: The Crime Commission’s role is in the intelligence space and in the analytical space. Staff members of law enforcement agencies are possible targets of such attempts. Regulations as made: These regulations remake the Australian Crime Commission Regulations 2002 in their entirety, with some amendments to ensure that the regulations remain relevant and fit for purpose, enabling the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to perform its legislative functions under section 7A of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002. History. On 1 January 2003, the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) was established under the As a Commonwealth statutory authority, the ACIC also has responsibilities under the The mission is to make Australia safer through improved national ability to connect, discover, understand and respond to current and emerging crime threats, and criminal justice issues, including the ability for police and law enforcement to access essential policing knowledge and information.The ACIC works with law enforcement partners to improve the ability to stop criminals exploiting emerging opportunities and gaps in law enforcement information. This power is broad, and a notice to produce may be issued to a person, a corporation or a Commonwealth government agency.The ACIC has a variety of services at their disposal, such as Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network, Biometric and Forensic Services, Child protection, Fire arms services, Domestic violence, National Criminal Intelligence System, and the National Police Checking Service. The Australian government, through the Office of National Intelligence (ONI), is hoping to progress research on "smart" satellites. They also manage the National Police Checking Service,Examinations are conducted in private, witnesses at examinations are able to claim protection so that the answers, documents or things they provide are not admissible in evidence against them in a criminal proceeding or a proceeding for the imposition of a penalty except in limited circumstances. Accordingly, ACLEI collects intelligence about corruption in support of the Integrity Commissioner's functions.ACLEI also aims to understand corruption and prevent it. ACIC or the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission safeguards the Australian community by delivering National Police Checks. • the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission , responsible for “investigative, research and information delivery services work with law enforcement partners”. The coercive powers also authorise examiners to issue notices to be served on persons requiring them to produce documents or things relevant to a special operation or investigation.