ARTICLE · 10 FEBRUARY 2023
What is the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission watchdog?
The ACIC focuses on serious crime, including cybercrime, firearms, national security, drugs, and financial crime.
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The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission is a watchdog also known for short as ‘ACIC' which is Australia's criminal intelligence agency that focuses on minimising and investigating serious crime including organised crime. It has a main focus on cybercrime, firearms, national security, drugs, and financial crime. It's powers extend to summoning a person to attend to give evidence and/or produce documents and information at an examination hearing. Answers during at an ACIC examination hearing can result in self-incrimination unless the witness advises the examiner that the answer may lead to self-incrimination.
WHAT IS THE AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION (ACIC)?
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