NEW OPERATIONS FACILITY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY
2 December 2009
Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor, today opened a $750,000 operations and investigations facility at the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) in Canberra.
Via its independent assessment and investigation of corruption issues, ACLEI provides assurance of the integrity of the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police. ACLEI is the only Australian Government agency whose sole focus is the defeat of corruption.
"The Government recognises that the risk of corruption is ever-present in law enforcement, and that there are special challenges to its detection and investigation in these environments," said Mr O’Connor. "ACLEI’s new Operations Facility provides a base from which many of these challenges can be met."
The specially designed, high-security facility includes a discrete suite to host joint taskforces, secure rooms for evidence and interviews, and a separate operations area to accommodate ACLEI’s investigators and intelligence analysts.
The head of ACLEI, Integrity Commissioner, Philip Moss said that the corruption issues that ACLEI investigates require a sophisticated response. “This new facility will support the ongoing development of ACLEI’s investigations and intelligence capabilities,” Mr Moss said.
"The Commonwealth Organised Crime Strategic Framework, released last week, acknowledges that criminal networks employ infiltration and corruption tactics to undertake and conceal illicit activities. ACLEI forms part of the government’s response, and is aimed at countering corruption in those agencies most at risk from criminal compromise," said Mr O’Connor.
Media Contact:
Brian Humphreys, 0438 595 567 or
ACLEI: (02) 6229 9300, www.aclei.gov.au
