The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) was created on 1 July 2016 under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth)(‘the ACC Act').
It consolidated three former federal intelligence agencies: the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the CrimTrac Agency (CrimTrac), with a view to enhancing efficiency and effectiveness federal investigations into serious criminal activity that has the potential to affect the nation.
According to its website, ACIC “work[s] with… law enforcement partners to improve the national ability to respond to crime impacting Australia”.
The organisation's stated vision is for a “safer Australia that is better connected, informed and capable of responding to crime”.
