Australian Crime Commission
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The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) was established when the Australian Crime Commission Act came into effect on 1 January 2003[1].
It is an amalgamtion of the former National Crime Authority, the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Office of Strategic Criminal Assessment. The combination gives the organisation the abilities and experience of both operations and intelligence. The stated primary objective of the ACC is strengthening the fight against nationally significant crime within Australia, the ACC particularly deals with organized criminal activities [2].
It has the ongoing powers of a Royal Commission including extensive coercive powers. This includes the power to examine witnesses in a "star chamber", these witnesses are compelled to answer questions of the Commission. These powers have been the subject of challenges in the Federal Court of Australia and in the High Court. All of those challenges have failed.[citation needed]
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