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Office of Strategic Crime Assessments

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1994 – 1 January 2003

Small office in the Attorney-General's Department that produced strategic assessments of criminal threats to Australia for government and the law enforcement community.

How it came into existence

Set up within the Attorney-General's Department in 1994 following the Review of Commonwealth Law Enforcement Arrangements, to provide whole-of-government strategic criminal intelligence assessments.

How it ended

Merged into the Australian Crime Commission on 1 January 2003, together with the National Crime Authority and the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence.

Main functions

  • Strategic criminal intelligence assessments
  • Identification of emerging crime threats
  • Advice to government on law enforcement priorities

Where it sits

Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.

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Sources

Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.