Committee: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
Date referred: 04 September 2025
Submissions close: 13 October 2025
Reporting date: TBC

Terms of reference  

Pursuant to subsection 7(1) of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, the committee will inquire into and report on the challenges and opportunities for Australian law enforcement in combatting Crime as a Service, with reference to:

1. the nature and impact of these and other technology-driven advancements on criminal methodologies and activities, including the use of cryptocurrencies;
2. the impact of these types of technology-driven crimes on Australians, including with regard to age, gender, socio-economic status and business type;
3. challenges and opportunities for Australian law enforcement in combatting these and other evolving criminal methodologies;
4. whether the existing legislative, regulatory, and policy frameworks to address these and other evolving criminal methodologies are fit for purpose; and
5. the approaches being taken by law enforcement in other countries and internationally.