{"id":"F2024L00684","name":"Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2024","slug":"australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442423,"registerId":"F2024L00684-fast-fetch-1775957438692","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nAustralian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following determination.\n\nDated 12 June 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Amount of national policing information charge for nationally coordinated criminal history check\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAustralian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2016\n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2024.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2024. 1 July 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Act 2016.\n\n4 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\naccredited body has the same meaning as in the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.\n\nAct means the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Act 2016.\n\nnationally coordinated criminal history check has the same meaning as in the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.\n\n6 Amount of national policing information charge for nationally coordinated criminal history check\n\n For the purposes of subsection 7(1) of the Act, for a national policing information service of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table that is provided by the Australian Crime Commission to an entity mentioned in column 2 of that item, the amount of the national policing information charge is the amount mentioned in column 3 of that item.\n\n \n\n| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | If the national policing information service is … | and is provided by the Australian Crime Commission to … | the amount of the charge is … |\n| 1 | a nationally coordinated criminal history check | the Australian Federal Police or a police force of a State or Territory | $28.00 |\n| 2 | a nationally coordinated criminal history check | an accredited body | $28.00 |\n| 3 | a nationally coordinated criminal history check relating to a volunteer | any of the following:
(a) the Australian Federal Police;
(b) a police force of a State or Territory;
(c) an accredited body | $7.00 |\n\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nAustralian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2016\n\n1 The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination replaces the 2016 instrument in full (Schedule 1) and updates the dollar amounts charged by the Australian Crime Commission for nationally coordinated criminal history checks (s6; Schedule 1). It does not add new categories of recipients or new types of services in the text supplied; it continues the same scope of service‑level charges under the Act while setting revised fees and introducing a lower fee where the check relates to a volunteer (s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Small number of provisions (name, commencement, authority, definitions, single substantive section setting fees, repeal schedule)","Clear tabulated fee structure with only three items (simple to read and apply)","Cross‑references to external Acts for defined terms (requires consulting the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 for full meaning)","A full repeal of the 2016 instrument (requires checking prior practice for changes)","Fixed commencement date for entire instrument (low temporal complexity)"],"plain_english_summary":"# What this instrument does\n\nThis determination sets the dollar amounts that the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) will charge for nationally coordinated criminal history checks (checks organised through national policing information services). It replaces the earlier 2016 determination and takes effect from 1 July 2024 (Commencement: s2; Repeal: Schedule 1).\n\n- The Attorney‑General made the determination under the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Act 2016 (Authority: s3; instrument header). \n- The instrument defines who the charges apply to and the exact charge amounts for each listed case (s5 definitions; s6 table). \n\nKey mechanical changes (what changes, legally and practically)\n\n- It prescribes fixed fees the ACC must charge when it provides a nationally coordinated criminal history check: $28.00 for checks provided to the Australian Federal Police, a state or territory police force, or an accredited body; and $7.00 where the check relates to a volunteer and is provided to any of those recipients (s6, table columns 1–3). \n- It repeals the earlier Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Determination 2016 in full (Schedule 1). \n- The whole instrument commences on 1 July 2024 (s2).\n\nWho pays and who decides\n\n- Who pays: the entities receiving the service (the Australian Federal Police, a police force of a State or Territory, or an accredited body) are subject to the charge amounts set out in the table when the ACC provides the service to them (s6, columns 2 and 3). \n- Who decides: the Attorney‑General made the determination under the Act (instrument header; s3). The ACC provides the service and applies the specified charge amounts when it supplies nationally coordinated criminal history checks (s6).\n\nPractical effects on behaviour, costs and administration\n\n- Direct cost to recipients: each nationally coordinated criminal history check will cost the recipient the prescribed amount ($28 or $7 depending on whether it relates to a volunteer) (s6). Recipients therefore face a per‑check cash outlay when they request these ACC services. \n- Incentives and private choice: recipients can respond to the fee by (a) absorbing the cost inside their budgets, (b) passing costs on to third parties or applicants where contractually permitted, or (c) changing screening frequency or procedures to reduce checks—each response is a private choice by the recipient organisation. The instrument sets the price but does not mandate how recipients allocate those costs (s6). \n- Administrative and implementation effects: the ACC must implement the new fee schedule from the commencement date and replace any processes that referenced the 2016 determination (s2; Schedule 1). Recipients and their finance systems must also update billing and payment processes to match the revised fees. \n- Compliance burden and discretion: the instrument prescribes fixed amounts for specified services, leaving little administrative discretion about the fee levels themselves. However, the ACC retains operational discretion about when it supplies a nationally coordinated criminal history check (the table applies \"for a national policing information service of a kind mentioned in column 1\" provided by the ACC) (s6). \n\nTrade‑offs and implementation risks (mechanisms, not value judgements)\n\n- Opportunity costs: setting nominal charges diverts time and resources toward fee collection and account management for both the ACC and recipients that request many checks. \n- Substitution effects: if recipients seek to limit expenditure, demand for ACC‑provided nationally coordinated checks could fall (substituted by internal checks or alternate providers) or be shifted to other checks not captured by this instrument. \n- Concentration of costs: the defined recipients (AFP, state/territory police forces, accredited bodies) bear the charge directly; the instrument does not set a charge directly on individual applicants, though recipients may pass on costs under separate arrangements (s6). \n- Budgeting and predictability: the fixed amounts provide predictable per‑check costs that recipients can budget for, subject to future determinations or amendments under the Act (s3). \n\nWhat you would check next (if you need implementation detail)\n\n- Definitions in the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 for the meanings of \"accredited body\" and \"nationally coordinated criminal history check\" (s5 references). \n- Any administrative guidance from the ACC or the Attorney‑General’s Department on invoicing, payment timing and exemptions (the instrument itself sets amounts but not billing procedures)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the exact same scope as its 2016 predecessor — setting charges for national policing information services. It does not expand beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 5 defined terms, all referencing definitions in other Acts rather than creating new ones","Single operative provision (section 6) with a simple three-row table","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic definitional links to parent legislation","Straightforward repeal of previous instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that sets the fees for police background checks in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt establishes how much the Australian Crime Commission (now known as the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission) charges for providing criminal history information to police forces and approved organisations.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Police forces** (Australian Federal Police and State/Territory police)\n- **Accredited bodies** — organisations approved to request criminal history checks (like employers or licensing bodies)\n- **Volunteers** — people applying for volunteer positions who need background checks\n\n**The fees:**\n- **$28.00** for a standard nationally coordinated criminal history check (whether requested by police or an accredited body)\n- **$7.00** for a volunteer background check — a significantly reduced fee for people working unpaid in community roles\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis determines what you pay (or what your employer pays) when you need a police check for work, volunteering, or licensing purposes. The lower volunteer rate recognises that volunteers shouldn't face the same cost barrier as paid workers. This 2024 version replaces the 2016 determination, updating the legislative framework while keeping the same fee structure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-crime-commission-national-policing-information-charges-determination-2024/documents"}}