FEDERAL AGENCIES

“COMMONWEALTH POLICING
SYSTEM AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES”
AUSTRALIA
• Federal Government ( Commonwealth )
• State Government
• Local councils
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
History
• Trace its origins to the closing stages of World
War 1
-prime minister William Hughes
- compulsory military conscription
• Fully operations on 19 October 1979
Role
• enforce Commonwealth law
• policing services to the Australia’s Territory
- security risk management
- security vetting etc.
Function
• Combat complex, transnational and
organized crime and terrorism
• Disrupt crime offshore and support
regional security
• Protect Australian high office holders,
foreign dignitaries, Australian
government infrastructure, and
designated international airports
• Provide policing services to the
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Operational Priorities
• investigating criminal offences against the Commonwealth
• ensure resources are directed to the matters of highest priority

Process to becoming an Australian Federal Police officer

• Register
• Pass the AFP Entrance Exam
• Pass the fitness assessment
• Complete a detailed application
• Pass a medical and psychological assessment
• Pass a security assessment
• Attend the two-day Assessment Centre course
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
(ACIC)
History Main function
• Australian Crime Commission (ACC) provide intelligence and investigative support in
relation to crime that nationally significant
-established January 1, 2003
- Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
- over all crime

• July 1, 2016 Australian Criminal

Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
- Australian federal government
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
(ACIC)
Special Operations • Highest Risk Criminal Targets Special ACIC
• Criminal Exploitation of Australia’s Migration Investigation
System Special ACIC Operation • Preventive Terrorist Special ACIC Operation
• Cyber-Related Offending Special ACIC
Operation
• Firearm Trafficking Special ACIC Operation
• High Risk and Emerging Drugs Special ACIC
Operation
Australian Border Force
History • Department of Immigration and
• Australian Custom Service Border Protection
• Bob Hawke in 1985
• 2013
• Commonwealth Customs Administration • Australian Border Force
Act 1985 • 2015
• Australian Customs and Border
Protection Service
• December 2008
• Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Australian Border Force
Function Important Policies
• Detection of threats in national border • Anti-smuggling plan
• Protection on the safety, security and • National Counter-Terrorism Plan
commercial interests of Australians • Controlled material
• manage international travelers Other Policies
• trade relations both mainland and • Importing
overseas
• Tariff classification
• Exporting
Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency
(ANZPPA)
History ROLES
• The Australasian Police Professional • Innovation
Standards Committee (APPSC) • Information management
• 9 November 2007
• Education and training
FEATURE
• Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory
Agency (ANZPAA) • Produce a well competent police
• 2007 • Improve the adoptability of the police in time
of challenges
• Improving mental health and wellbeing for
police
links
• https://www.afp.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation
• https://www.acic.gov.au/
• file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/https___aphref.aph.gov.au_hous
e_committee_jscc_subs_sub_109.pdf
• https://www.abf.gov.au/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Customs_Service
• https://www.anzpaa.org.au/about
• file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/A
NZPAA%20NIFS%20Groups%20Terms%20of%20Reference_v2.1.pdf