About the CDPP The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is a statutory agency that was created by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (the DPP Act) and is an independent prosecuting agency tasked with prosecuting alleged offenses made against the Commonwealth of Australia. Purpose of the corporate plan Section…
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About Scamwatch Scamwatch is a service run by the National Anti-Scam Centre, which was established in 2023 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) with the goal of collecting information on and combatting scams in collaboration with both domestic and international partners, agencies, and industry bodies. Scams awareness week and 2025 campaign Scams…
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About AUSTRAC The Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence service. It ensures that businesses are compliant with their report and risk management obligations, and also analyses and provides law enforcement authorities (as well as national security partners) with data that assists them in…
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What is an ARIN and what does it do? An asset recovery interagency network (ARIN) is an informal network of specialists and practitioners who operate in the asset tracing, freezing, and recovery space. ARINs assist law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from different countries to work together to better combat money laundering. Origins of ARIN-AP Inspired…
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About ACIC Created in July 2016, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) focuses on identifying and reducing organised crime in Australia. ACIC is part of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group and National Intelligence Community and is a Commonwealth statutory agency established under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth). ACIC currently sits under the…
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Interpol recently published data on deleted or cancelled notices and diffusions in 2024. At present, information is only available on four of Interpol’s eight notices and diffusions: red, green, yellow, and blue. Compliance requirements for approving a notice or diffusion While any Interpol member state can issue a notice or diffusion, prior to approval…
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What is a response team When an Interpol member state lacks the resources to deal with a crime, disaster, or event, it can seek assistance in the form of a response team, a specialised crisis assistance team which can be deployed by Interpol within 12-24 hours anywhere around the world to help national law enforcement…
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Launched in June 2025, Interpol Spotlight is a quarterly newsletter that delves into how the organisation’s member states work together to address complex challenges such as cybersecurity, money laundering, and environmental crime. Each issue focuses on a specific theme and features a diverse mixture of content, ranging from analyses to interviews. Topics covered The…
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About the UN Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025 and established at the United Nations Conference on International Organisations (also known as the San Francisco Conference) held from 25 April – 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, California, the United Nations is an international intergovernmental organisation designed to maintain international peace and security and be…
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Passports in Australia A portmanteau of the French words “passer” (to pass) and “port” (seaport), the first appearance of a passport in Australia was the “ticket of leave” that permitted convicts to move about within the British colonies. Following the start of World War I, the War Precautions Act 1914 was passed, which allowed the…
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