Australian Crime Commission Regulations 2002

What this legislation does:

These Regulations set out the detailed operational rules for the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) — now called the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission — which is Australia’s national agency for fighting serious and organised crime.

Key things it covers:

• National policing information: Lists the specific computer systems and databases the ACC can access, including fingerprint databases (NAFIS), DNA databases, child offender registers, ballistic information networks, and border biometric systems.

• Serious crime definitions: Specifies that crimes involving child sex tourism or child pornography (under Divisions 272 and 273 of the Criminal Code) count as "serious and organised crime" for the ACC’s purposes.

• Money for witnesses: Sets out how much witnesses get paid for appearing before ACC examiners — including travel costs, accommodation, and compensation for lost wages ($25/hour for non-salaried witnesses).

• Warrants and arrests: Provides the actual forms and procedures for:

  • Search warrants (to enter land, premises, vehicles, vessels, or aircraft)
  • Arrest warrants (for witnesses who try to flee or avoid giving evidence)

• : Explains how to legally deliver a summons to appear — including handing it to the person, leaving it at their home, sending registered post, or (in difficult cases) getting a Judge to approve alternative methods.