Justice and Law in Australia

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Australia's legal system, and law enforcement organisations are heavily based on those used in England. The legal systems are  virtually identical.
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=Law Enforcement=
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In Australia, most law enforcement is carried out at the State/Territory level, with each state, and most territories maintaining their own police forces. The Federal Government also maintains police forces for specific purposes.
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==Commonwealth Police Forces==
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The Commonwealth Government maintains police forces for specific purposes. The Commonwealth is also responsible for policing some territories.
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The following police forces are under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth (listed by responsible Department):
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===Attorney General's Department===
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====Australian Federal Police====
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The Australian Federal Police is Australia's premier Commonwealth police force. It collaborates with all other Australian police forces, and international police forces. The Federal Police has several sub-organisations including the Australian Federal Police Protective Service, the Community Policing Division, and the Australian Capital Territory Police. The AFP has the following responsibliities
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*Enforcement of Commonwealth law including
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**Drug smuggling
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**Organised people smuggling
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**Major fruad against the Commonwealth
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**"Cyber-crime"
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**Transnational crime, multijurisdictional crime
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**Money laundering
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**Organised crime
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=====Community Policing Division/ACT Police=====
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*Community policing in the following territories
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**Australian Capital Territory
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**Christmas Island
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**Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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**Coral Sea Islands Territory
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**Jervis Bay Territory
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**Norfolk Island
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=====Australian Federal Police Protective Service=====
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*Protection of government buildings, installations, and property
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*Protection of airports
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*Protection of Foreign Embassies, High Commissions, and Consulates in Australia
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*Protection of Australian Embassies, High Commissions, and Consulates overseas
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*Close protection of persons whose protection is deemed necessary by the Commonwealth
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====Australian Customs Service====
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====Australian Crime Commission====
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Fighting nationally significant crime, and organised crime
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====Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity====
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Fighting corruption, specifically in the AFP, and ACC
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===Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry===
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*Australian Quarantine and Investigation Service
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===Department of the Treasury===
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*Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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===Department of Defence===
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*Royal Australian Corps of Military Police ([[Australian Army|Army]])
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**Responsible for security of Army establishments, field security, POW's, traffic control, counter-intelligence, criminal law enforcement, and forensic investigation on Army establishments, and in the field with Army units.
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*Royal Australian Air Force Security Police ([[Royal Australian Air Force|Air Force]])
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**Responsible for security of RAAF bases, criminal law enforcement on RAAF bases, and forensic investigation.
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*Naval Police Coxswains ([[Royal Australian Navy]])
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**Responsible for criminal law enforcement on RAN shore establishments and ships, Whole Ship Coordination, assisting local law enforcement during foreign shore visits
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Current revision as of 22:22, 16 January 2014

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