Bill
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-03-25. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-03-25
- second reading — 2026-03-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2026-03-25.
The bill would replace the existing Australian Crime Commission Act to give the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission a clearer focus on serious and organised crime.
It sets out the commission's functions, including gathering and sharing intelligence, and gives the minister power to issue directions and guidelines on handling personal information.
The explanatory memorandum says the bill was prompted by an independent review and will be accompanied by separate legislation on charging for background-check services.
- The bill replaces the ACC Act with new legislation for the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
- It clarifies the commission's role as the national criminal intelligence agency and aligns its powers with that role.
- It provides a framework for sharing intelligence with Commonwealth, state, territory and private-sector partners.
- It allows the commission to continue administering national police information systems and national criminal history checking services.
- It establishes a Director-General as the accountable authority for the commission.
- It requires the minister to issue guidelines on how the commission handles personal information.
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, partner law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and the private sector.
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