Annual Report - COMPLETE - Australian Crime Commission

• National Criminal Threat Assessments supporting reviews of operational priorities
in relation to the ACC’s Determinations, including assessments on: amphetamines
and other synthetic drugs, vehicle rebirthing, firearms trafficking, identity crimes
and money laundering.
Intelligence analysed by the ACC reveals that while organised criminals still work
in tight-knit groups, they more readily operate through extended networks and with
other criminal groups with similar interests. Drugs and fraud are the big earners
for organised criminals in Australia. Although the ACC’s Illicit Drug Data Report
2002–03 records that cannabis remains the most widespread illicit drug, Australian
law enforcement agencies agree that amphetamines is the big growth area due to
the scale of profits involved.
The Picture of Criminality was subjected to two rounds of comment and one central
forum discussion with other law enforcement agencies and relevant policy areas. The
papers generally received positive comments from external agencies.
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Intelligence Assessments/Reports/Alerts
A range of national criminal threat assessments (NCTAs) were produced to provide
strategic advice to the ACC Board on the threat posed by organised criminal activities
nationally and to facilitate the development and review of national law enforcement
response options. This process was unprecedented in scope and objective within
Australian law enforcement.
Criminal Intelligence assessments and reports produced during 2003–04 include:
• Firearms Trafficking in Australia NCTA;
• Money Laundering in Australia NCTA;
• Identity Crimes in Australia NCTA;
• Amphetamines and Other Synthetic Drugs NCTA;
• Vehicle Rebirthing in Australia NCTA;
• Serious and Organised Crime Groups NCTA;
• Report on Organised Crime in Australasia (ROCA);
• A Picture of Criminality in Australia;
• Illicit Drug Data Report (IDDR) 2003–04;
• Crack Cocaine: An Emerging Threat? (Strategic Warning Report);
• OMCG involvement in amphetamine-type stimulant production Current Intelligence
Report (CIR);
• MDMA Trends in Australia (CIR); and
• Illicit Drug Literature Sourced Via the Internet: Trends and Implications (CIR).
Feedback on these reports was generally positive and mechanisms have been put
in place to ensure that their future frequency and timeliness is enhanced.
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