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Commonwealth criminal activity continues to evolve and expand reflecting changes in contemporary society and posing significant threats to Australia.

Rapid technological development and the increasingly international nature of society enables innovative, highly coordinated and sophisticated criminal activity.

A large part of the CDPP's practice involves serious organised criminal activity as offenders constantly look for vulnerabilities to exploit for criminal gain.

Commercial, Financial and Corruption

includes serious financial crimes such as tax fraud with an international dimension, breaches of director’s duties, Corporations Act offences, foreign bribery and cartel cases

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

includes child exploitation, people trafficking, people smuggling and migration cases

Illegal Imports and Exports

includes drug and precursor cases, wildlife smuggling, firearms and tobacco importation cases

Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism

includes terrorism, espionage and cases involving large scale organised crime

International Assistance and Specialist Agencies

includes cases referred by specialist agencies, including bankruptcy, fisheries, the environment and marine safety

Revenue and Benefits Fraud

includes Centrelink, Medicare, NDIS and general tax cases