New South Wales Crime Commission

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New South Wales Crime Commission
Logo of the New South Wales Crime Commission.
Mission statement To combat illegal drug trafficking, and organised and other crime, in New South Wales.
Agency Overview
Formed 1986 January 20
Annual Budget $16,000,000
Legal personality Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency state of New South Wales , Australia
Constituting instrument New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985
General nature
  • Civilian agency
Operational Structure
Headquarters 453 - 463 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Minister responsible David Campbell, New South Wales Ministry for Police
Agency executive Phillip Bradley, Commissioner
Units
Website
http://www.crimecommission.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Crime Commission (Australia) is a statutory corporation which is established pursuant to the New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985. This Act of Parliament was initially assented to as the State Drug Crime Commission Act. The main objectives of the New South Wales Crime Commission is to reduce the occurrence of illegal drug trafficking. An additional objective is to reduce the occurrence of organised and other crime. Recently the New South Wales Crime Commission has also taken on a charter of assisting with the investigation of terrorism related offences. The Board of the New South Wales Crime Commission consists of the Minister for Police David Campbell, the Commissioner of Police Andrew Scipione, and the Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission. The New South Wales Crime Commission works closely with the New South Wales Police Force.

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