The AIC has prepared this submission in response to an invitation from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (PJCLE) as part of its inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to respond to cybercrime, which was re-referred to the new Parliament in July 2025. This is an updated version of the submission originally provided in November 2023.
The AIC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the PJCLE review and provide an updated submission. Cybercrime is a major focus of the AIC’s research program. The information presented in this submission is based on the AIC’s recent Cybercrime in Australia 2024 report, other AIC research and the wider Australian and international evidence base. Unless otherwise stated, statistics in this submission are drawn from the Cybercrime in Australia 2024 report (Voce & Morgan 2025a), released in August 2025, with key sections summarised for the purpose of this submission.
Our submission covers a wide range of cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crimes. While we recognise the importance of improving law enforcement capability to respond to the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC), this crime is not a specific focus of this submission. A detailed overview on the OSEC problem and evidence-based responses was provided by the AIC to the PCJLE inquiry into law enforcement capabilities in relation to child exploitation.
Contents
- Introduction
- Cybercrime Research Program
- Cybercrime in Australia
- Law enforcement response to cybercrime
- Cybercrime prevention
- Summary
- AIC references
- Other references