Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is a law enforcement agency established by the Australian federal government on 1 July 2016, following the merger of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and CrimTrac. It has specialist investigative capabilities and delivers and maintains national information sharing systems. ACIC is part of the National Intelligence Community.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
Logo of Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
AbbreviationACIC
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Australian Crime Commission
  • National Crime Authority
  • Bureau of Criminal Intelligence
  • Office of Strategic Crime Assessments
  • CrimTrac
Employees768 (2017–2018)
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Constituting instrument
  • Australian Crime Commission Amendment (National Policing Information) Act 2016
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Michael Phelan, Chief Executive Officer
Parent agencyAttorney-General's Department (Australia)
Website
www.acic.gov.au
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