Chief Executive Officer's Welcome

CrimTrac was established in 2000 under an Inter-Governmental Agreement between the Commonwealth and each police jurisdiction. It was created with the aim of enhancing Australian law enforcement with an emphasis on information-based policing, facilitated through rapid access to detailed current and accurate police information.

Through the development of national information sharing solutions, CrimTrac is ensuring vital information is shared across the eight police jurisdictions to provide a national view of policing. 

Our electronic information sharing capabilities are specifically designed to equip operational police, anywhere in the country, with the knowledge they need to make decisions that will assist criminal investigations. Providing interoperable systems with a national view of policing information minimises opportunities for offenders to evade law enforcement by crossing borders. 

Traditionally, criminals have exploited borders to avoid detection and serious and organised crime groups have conducted their criminal acts across multiple jurisdictions.

CrimTrac has grown substantially since its establishment in 2000, as have the scale and complexities of its operations. The success CrimTrac has achieved during this time is an excellent example of cooperative federalism, with the Commonwealth, states and territories working together to harness technology to prevent, detect and reduce the incidence of crime in the community.

With staff guided by the guiding principles of responsive, accountable and innovative, CrimTrac is ensuring that we continue to pre-empt and meet the needs of the policing and law enforcement community. I look forward to guiding CrimTrac through the next phase of its growth and development as we continue to progress the priorities of the law enforcement community.

 

 

 

 

 

Doug Smith APM
CrimTrac CEO

Doug Smith's BIO can be found here.