Review of the Criminal Organisation Act 2009: Submission by the Crime and Corruption Commission

This submission is provided in response to a call for submissions as part of the statutorily mandated review of the Criminal Organisations Act 2009 (“the Act”), being undertaken by a Taskforce led by the Honourable Alan Wilson SC, that is due to report to the Attorney-General by 15 December 2015.

The CCC position, stated shortly, is that the Act has been eclipsed by subsequent legislative developments, which may be better adapted to addressing the threat of criminal organisations in Queensland. The CCC submits that the significant resources which are required to bring proceedings under the Act would be better directed to detecting, investigating and prosecuting organised crime.