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CrimTrac Agency
CrimTrac
1 July 2000 – 1 July 2016
National agency that developed and ran information-sharing systems for Australian police, including the national fingerprint and DNA databases, the child offender register and the National Police Checking Service.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2000 as an executive agency under the Public Service Act 1999, under an intergovernmental agreement between the Commonwealth, states and territories, taking over the national police information systems previously run by the National Exchange of Police Information.
How it ended
Merged into the Australian Crime Commission on 1 July 2016; the combined agency operates as the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
- National police information systems
- Fingerprint and DNA databases
- National Police Checking Service
Main functions
- National Automated Fingerprint Identification System
- National Criminal Investigation DNA Database
- Australian National Child Offender Register
- National Police Checking Service
- National police reference and firearms systems
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 12 September 2016)