Case Reports

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.

Serious Financial and Corporate Crime

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

Organised Crime and National Security

includes terrorism, espionage, national security and cases involving large scale organised crime

Fraud and Specialist Agencies

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

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