About the Portfolio
The portfolios of Home Affairs and Justice bring together a range of matters relating to the security of life within Australia’s borders.
Ministerial responsibilities
- Airport physical security (to the extent that it is not the responsibility of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport)
- Operational and enforcement issues which may relate to criminal law
- Proceeds of crime
- including the Administration of grants from the Confiscated Assets Account under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth)
- Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce
- Border protection
- People smuggling*
- Classification
- Crime prevention
- Federal prisoners (except in relation to prisoners convicted of terrorist offences)
- Firearms
- Fraud policy
- International crime cooperation casework (extradition, mutual assistance and international transfer of prisoners [to the extent that the casework is not concerned with national security, which is the responsibility of the Attorney-General]) including policy, legislation and treaties
- Illicit drugs
- Juvenile diversion program
- Pardons, Prerogatives and Petitions of Mercy
- Police and police liaison
- Witness protection
Agencies
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI)
- Australian Crime Commission
- Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
- CrimTrac
Committees/councils
Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management
*Responsibility for people smuggling issues is jointly held between the Attorney-General and the Minister for Home Affairs.