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Annual Report - COMPLETE - Australian Crime Commission

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Operational menu of work<br />

In addition to the provision of a comprehensive range of intelligence services,<br />

the ACC Board determined that ACC resources were to be applied in intelligence<br />

operations and investigations against identified criminal activities. The ACC Board<br />

also authorised the use of coercive powers for special intelligence operations and<br />

special investigations. The 2003–04 menu of work included:<br />

Intelligence operations<br />

Intelligence operations approved by the ACC Board in May 2003 continued in<br />

2003–04. These were as follows:<br />

• Amphetamines and Other Synthetic Drugs (AOSD),<br />

• Vehicle Rebirthing,<br />

• Identity <strong>Crime</strong>, and<br />

• Card Skimming.<br />

AOSD and Vehicle Rebirthing were endorsed by the ACC Board in May 2003 as<br />

special intelligence operations. The Identity <strong>Crime</strong> and Card Skimming intelligence<br />

operations were merged as a special intelligence operation in September 2003.<br />

People Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation is the most recent Intelligence Operation<br />

undertaken by the ACC; it was endorsed by the ACC Board as a Special Intelligence<br />

Operation in December 2003.<br />

Investigations<br />

Special Investigations approved by the ACC Board in May 2003 continued in<br />

2003–04. These issues are considered by the ACC Board to be criminal activity<br />

of the highest priority, requiring coordinated and national law enforcement action.<br />

They are as follows:<br />

• Firearms Trafficking,<br />

• Established Criminal Networks (ECN),<br />

• South-East Asian Organised <strong>Crime</strong> (SEAOC), and<br />

• Money Laundering and Tax Fraud (Midas).<br />

In March 2003, following a Victoria Police request for assistance, the ACC Board<br />

approved a special investigation into the activities of established criminal networks in<br />

Victoria. This investigation was authorised under the Victorian State ACC legislation<br />

and is the first investigation to be authorised under the underpinning state and territory<br />

legislation.<br />

In April 2004 the South East Asian Organised <strong>Crime</strong> (SEAOC) special investigation<br />

was incorporated within the ECN special investigation.<br />

ACC ANNUAL REPORT 2003–04 I 15<br />

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