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Legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime groups 17 August 2009 © Commonwealth of Australia 2009 ISBN 978-1-74229-163-5

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The Committee	(PDF 10KB)
Acronyms and abbreviations list	(PDF 8KB)
Chapter 1 - The conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 23KB)
Terms of Reference Background to the inquiry Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Terminology Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Overview of serious and organised crime in Australia	(PDF 144KB)
Organised crime in Australia: a snapshot Responding to serious and organised crime Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGS): a growing concern? Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Existing legislative approaches to combating organised crime in Australia[1]	(PDF 85KB)
Introduction Types of legislation Commonwealth New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Conclusion
Chapter 4 - Legislation targeting participation in an organised crime group	(PDF 231KB)
Introduction Association and consorting offences Civil orders Organised crime offences Examples of specific legislative approaches United States of America Canada New Zealand United Kingdom Asian examples South Australia Other states' responses to South Australian laws Conclusions
Chapter 5 - Confiscating the Proceeds of Crime	(PDF 153KB)
Introduction Confiscation of criminal assets Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Commonwealth) Unexplained wealth provisions Measures supporting criminal assets confiscation Conclusions
Chapter 6 - A holistic and harmonised approach to serious and organised crime	(PDF 147KB)
A coordinated approach to serious and organised crime Information and intelligence sharing International partnerships A supportive suite of law enforcement capabilities Resources Concluding remarks
Additional comments by the Liberal and Family First members of the committee	(PDF 13KB)
Appendix 1 - List of public submissions	(PDF 7KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 14KB)
Adelaide, Thursday 3 July 2008 Perth, Friday 4 July 2008 Sydney, Monday 29 September 2008 Hobart, Monday 27 October 2008 Melbourne, Tuesday 28 October 2008 Canberra, Thursday 6 November 2008 Brisbane, Friday 7 November 2008 Darwin, Monday 2 March 2009 Brisbane, Wednesday 4 March 2009
Appendix 3 - Answers to questions on notice and additional information	(PDF 7KB)
Questions on Notice Additional Information
Appendix 4	(PDF 134KB)
Appendix 5 - Legislative tools for combating serious and organised crime – Australian jurisdictions	(PDF 31KB)
Appendix 6 - Legislative tools for combating serious and organised crime – Overseas jurisdictions	(PDF 26KB)
Appendix 7 - Commonwealth agencies with responsibility for combating serious and organised crime and their relevant legislative tools	(PDF 27KB)
Appendix 8 - SCAG Resolutions for a national response to combat organised crime (PDF only)	(PDF 668KB)
Appendix 9 - The Camden Assets Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN) (PDF only)	(PDF 165KB)

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Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
PO Box 6100
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3419
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5866
Email:	acc.committee@aph.gov.au