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Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society

19 September 2007

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The Committee	(PDF 77KB)

Executive summary	(PDF 42KB)

Recommendations	(PDF 49KB)

Acronyms	(PDF 110KB)

Chapter 1 - The conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 45KB)
Terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry Report structure Recommendations Acknowledgments

Chapter 2 - The character of organised crime groups in Australia	(PDF 142KB)
Introduction Defining organised crime Membership and structure of organised crime groups Practices and methods of organised crime in Australia Conclusion

Chapter 3 - Future trends in serious and organised crime	(PDF 153KB)
Introduction High-tech crime Money laundering Identity crime Credit card fraud Financial crime Illicit drugs Paedophilia Conclusion

Chapter 4 - Strategies for countering future serious and organised crime	(PDF 63KB)
Conclusion

Chapter 5 - The cost of countering future organised crime	(PDF 126KB)
Introduction The economic cost Undermining the integrity of political and institutional systems Undermining the integrity of financial markets and the business sector The social cost Conclusion

Chapter 6 - The adequacy of legislative arrangements	(PDF 250KB)
Introduction The adequacy of Australian legislation Weaknesses in current legislation Possible additional legislative strategies Design of legislative schemes Conclusion

Chapter 7 - The adequacy of administrative and regulatory arrangements	(PDF 235KB)
Introduction Telecommunications Staffing of intelligence and law enforcement agencies Developing evaluation and research to inform policy and policing strategies Reporting online fraud Conclusion

Chapter 8 - The adequacy of cross-jurisdictional databases	(PDF 263KB)
Introduction Databases in Australia Adequacy of information and intelligence databases and case management systems Information databases Intelligence databases Case management systems Conclusion

Additional comments by Senator Mark Bishop	(PDF 43KB)

Appendix 1 - Public submissions	(PDF 36KB)

Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 62KB)
Perth, Monday 30 April 2007 Melbourne, Tuesday 1 May 2007 Brisbane, Thursday 7 June 2007 Sydney, Friday 8 June 2007 Canberra, Thursday 5 July 2007 Canberra, Friday 6 July 2007 Canberra, Monday 13 August 2007

Appendix 3 - Tabled documents	(PDF 44KB)
Melbourne, Tuesday 1 May 2007 Brisbane, Thursday 7 June 2007 Canberra, Thursday 5 July 2007 Canberra, Monday 13 August 2007

Appendix 4 - Additional information provided to the committee	(PDF 60KB)
Australian Institute of Criminology

Appendix 5 - Australian Crime Commission Act 2002	(PDF 39KB)
Definition of organised crime: section 4

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Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
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