A Royal Commission is a formal public inquiry into an issue of considerable importance and public concern, and the commission has vast investigative powers to carry out its work. Some of the key factors that afford a Royal Commission this level of power include the terms of reference of the commission, as well as the…
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Discover how many extradition and mutual legal assistance requests Australia made and received throughout 2018-19.
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Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, is the EU’s law enforcement agency and assists Member States in their fight against serious international crime and terrorism. We investigate some of the key findings in the recent Europol report titled How Illegal Drugs sustain Organised Crime in the EU. The European drug market…
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Explore the role of International Cooperation in Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance matters.
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Discover what methods transnational criminal organisations use to launder proceeds of drug crimes
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Mining projects in Australia are still big business, even on the far side of the resources boom. With billions of dollars invested, and the potential to deliver jobs and other economic benefits, there can be a lot at stake in the approvals process. As we’ve seen recently with the Adani mine in Queensland, this is…
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How is Bitcoin actually seized? Seizure of proceeds of crime by law enforcement involves the State taking control of seized property to prohibit the transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of the assets. In most instances, this may involve the locating and restraining of assets such as real property, cars, bank deposits, cash, boats, shares and…
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The 2017 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) produced by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) presents some general trends in relation to cybercrime throughout the continents. We explore the findings described in the report. Oceania Oceania accounts for almost 2% of global attacks. The major cyber-threats reported by Australian law enforcement remain data stealing…
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How do Australian criminal courts assess the use of Bitcoin and darknet? With the increasing popularity of virtual currency, Australian Courts are beginning to deal with sophisticated criminal activity involving bitcoins and the darknet which appears to be intended to disguise the supply of prohibited drugs and the proceeds of crime. In a recent South…
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Australia is continuously striving to improve its approach towards combatting corporate and white collar crime. One new approach being considered is the introduction of deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs). These instruments, which are designed to facilitate self-reporting by corporations and encourage whistleblowers to come forward, are already being utilised with some success in the…
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