Pursuant to the committee's functions set out in paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010,
(g) to examine trends and changes in criminal activities, practices and methods and report to both Houses of the Parliament any change which the Committee thinks desirable to the functions, structure, powers and procedures of the ACC or the AFP;
the committee will examine law enforcement legislation and administrative arrangements that target unexplained wealth in connection with serious and organised crime, through bodies including the AFP, ACC and the Assets Confiscation Taskforce. In particular the committee will examine:
(a) the effectiveness and operation of current Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and associated administrative arrangements and whether they are working as intended in countering serious and organised crime;
(b) the likely effectiveness of proposed relevant Commonwealth legislation;
(c) the effectiveness of and potential changes to unexplained wealth legislation and associated administrative arrangements in other countries.
(d) the extent and effectiveness of international agreements and arrangements for law enforcement activities in relation to unexplained wealth;
(e) the interaction of Commonwealth, state and territory legislation and law enforcement activity in relation to the targeting of criminal assets of serious and organised criminal networks; and
(f) the need for any further unexplained wealth legislative or administrative reform.
For further information, contact: Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia