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CDPP Corporate Plan 2023–27 now available

The CDPP’s Corporate Plan 2023–27 is now available.

2021-22 CDPP Annual Report

The 2021-22 CDPP Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on Friday 28 October 20

2022 CDPP Partner Agency Survey

The CDPP recently received an overall satisfaction score of 86 per cent from its biennial 2022 Partner Agency Survey.

CDPP 2022-26 Corporate Plan now available

The CDPP's 2022-26 Corporate Plan is now available.

Sarah McNaughton SC resigns as Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

The Attorney-General of New South Wales today announced the appointment of Ms Sarah McNaughton SC as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW. 

CDPP wins prestigious library and research award

The CDPP’s Library and Research Services team has won the 2022 Legal Information Service of the Year award announced at the Australian Law Librarians’ Association (ALLA) conference in Hobart on Thursday 26 August.

Prosecution of Mr Bernard Collaery

On 7 July 2022 the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP, announced he had declined to proceed further in the prosecution of Mr Bernard Collaery for five offences relating to the alleged unlawful communication of ASIS information contrary to the Intelligence Services

Banking cartel prosecutions discontinued

On 11 February 2022, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Ms Sarah McNaughton SC announced her decision to decline to proceed further in the criminal prosecutions of Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited, Deutsche Bank AG and four senior banking executives for cartel offences

CDPP 2020-21 Annual Report and 2021-25 Corporate Plan available

The CDPP 2020-21 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 20 October 2021. 

Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

The Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) was set up on 1 July 2015 and builds on the success of Project Wickenby. 

While Project Wickenby focused on tackling offshore tax evasion and crime, the SFCT has a broader remit to target the most serious financial crimes, including technology-enabled tax crime (cybercrime), offshore tax evasion, and illegal phoenix activity.

The SFCT brings together the knowledge, resources and experiences of federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies to identify and address serious and complex financial crimes.

Results

The following is a snapshot of results to 30 June 2023*:

1851
audits and reviews completed

27
people sentenced

$1.855 billion
in tax liabilities raised

$730 million
collected

*results are updated quarterly

Partner agencies

The SFCT is led by the Australian Taxation Office and also includes the:

  • Australian Federal Police
  • Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
  • Attorney-General's Department
  • Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  • Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution
  • Department of Home Affairs, incorporating its operational arm, the Australian Border Force.

Further information is available from the Australian Taxation Office.

Significant Cases

  • Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4
  • DPP (Cth) v Pratten (No 2) [2017] NSWCCA 42
  • Conklin v R [2017] NSWCCA 275
  • Dickson v R [2017] NSWCCA 78
  • R v Issakidis [2018] NSWSC 378

About the Taskforce