Government partners
AUSTRAC works closely with a range of Australian government partners to protect the Australian community from serious crime and terrorism.
Our financial intelligence and information significantly contributes to Australia’s intelligence picture, helping our government partners in their work to detect and disrupt criminal activity.
As part of the Home Affairs portfolio, we engage closely with federal law enforcement and intelligence partners and produce intelligence that fits their strategic priorities. Together we work towards strengthening our national security and successful law enforcement.
Demand from our government partners for AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence and information increases every year. Watch the video to learn more about how AUSTRAC works with its partners to share and generate new intelligence to combat crime.
AUSTRAC by the numbers
Australian Government departments and agencies
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Signals Directorate
- Australian Taxation Office
- Clean Energy Regulator
- Defence Intelligence Organisation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Home Affairs
- Foreign Investment and Trade Policy Division, Department of Treasury
- National Anti-Corruption Commission
- Office of National Intelligence
- Services Australia
Australian state and territory departments and agencies
- ACT Gambling and Racing Commission
- ACT Revenue Office
- AFP - ACT Policing
- Corruption and Crime Commission (WA)
- Crime and Corruption Commission (QLD)
- Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria
- Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW)
- Independent Commission Against Corruption (SA)
- Integrity Commission of Tasmania
- Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (NSW)
- New South Wales Crime Commission
- NSW Police Force
- Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (QLD)
- Office of State Revenue (QLD)
- Office of State Revenue (WA)
- Queensland Police Service
- Revenue NSW
- Revenue SA
- South Australia Police
- State Revenue Office (TAS)
- State Revenue Office (VIC)
- Tasmania Police
- Territory Revenue Office (NT)
- Northern Territory Police
- Victoria Police
- Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
- Western Australia Police
This guidance sets out how we interpret the Act, along with associated Rules and regulations. Australian courts are ultimately responsible for interpreting these laws and determining if any provisions of these laws are contravened.
The examples and scenarios in this guidance are meant to help explain our interpretation of these laws. They’re not exhaustive or meant to cover every possible scenario.
This guidance provides general information and isn't a substitute for legal advice. This guidance avoids legal language wherever possible and it might include generalisations about the application of the law. Some provisions of the law referred to have exceptions or important qualifications. In most cases your particular circumstances must be taken into account when determining how the law applies to you.