Our agency
We are Australia's national policing agency, keeping Australians and Australia safe
We are Australia's national policing agency, keeping Australians and Australia safe
As Australia’s national policing agency, our role is to protect Australians and Australia’s interests. We prevent and disrupt threats to lives, livelihoods, and Australia’s way of life here and overseas.
We are a criminal law enforcement and policy agency in the Attorney-General's Department and have the jurisdiction to investigate Commonwealth (federal) crimes across Australia, as well as crimes that occur in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). We:
enforce Commonwealth criminal law
lead and contribute to combating complex, transnational, serious and organised crime
disrupt crime offshore
support regional security as Australia's main international law enforcement representative
protect Australian interests from criminal activity here and overseas.
In an evolving and volatile criminal threat environment, we work across many types of crime.