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The bill would replace the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing InformationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. Charges) Act 2016 and keep a separate legal basis for charging for nationally coordinated criminal history checks.
The government introduced the bill to preserve the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue.'s ability to charge for nationally coordinated criminal history checkA national criminal history check that draws on information across Australian jurisdictions and is used for employment screening, work with children or vulnerable people, and licensing or registration schemes. services while replacing the old Australian Crime Commission legislation with a new ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. framework. The explanatory memorandum says the charges support the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue.'s self-funded national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. systems and services, including services provided to police and Australian governments.
This is the charges bill in a two-bill ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. reform package. The wider package responds to the Independent Review by replacing the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 and continuing the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue.'s role in national criminal intelligence and national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. services. This bill deals with the funding side: it keeps charges for nationally coordinated criminal history checks, lets charge settings adapt to different services and classes of people, and links those charges to a national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. special accountA Commonwealth account that would receive ACIC national policing information charge revenue and fund specified national policing information systems and services..
The local source bundle does not record a substantive public case against the bill. The available material is the explanatory memorandum, the minister's second reading speech and APH notes showing committee referral and scrutiny consideration, without a supplied report extract setting out specific objections.
Hon Julian Hill MP introduced this bill. Supportive speeches so far have come from Labor.
Did it become law?
Not yet
Final passage
No final vote yet
The bill has not yet completed passage through Parliament.
Days since introduction
77 days
Updated 10 June 2026.
Meaning
The bill would replace the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing InformationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. Charges) Act 2016 and keep a separate legal basis for charging for nationally coordinated criminal history checks.
It works with the companion Australian Criminal Intelligence CommissionAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. Bill 2026, which would continue the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue.'s role in providing nationally coordinated criminal history checkA national criminal history check that draws on information across Australian jurisdictions and is used for employment screening, work with children or vulnerable people, and licensing or registration schemes. services.
The responsible minister would be able to use legislative instruments to specify which criminal history check services attract a charge, who must pay, and the amount of the charge.
Different charges, including nil charges, could be set for different kinds of checks or different classes of people, so arrangements such as lower volunteer charges or no charge for operational policing checks could continue.
When setting charge amounts, the minister would have to consider recommendations from the National Policing Information CommitteeA committee proposed in the companion ACIC bill. It would include policing representation and make recommendations to the minister about charge amounts., which the companion ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. bill would establish with Commonwealth, state and territory policing representation.
Money from the charges would continue to support national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. systems and services, including services provided at no cost to police and Australian governments.
The Charges Bill will replace the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Act 2016. The Charges Bill forms a package with the ACIC Bill.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) explanatory memorandum
The purpose of the Charges Bill is to create a legislative basis for the ACIC to continue imposing charges, as taxes, on applications for a NCCHC service.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) explanatory memorandum
National policing information charge is imposed on an application to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission for a nationally coordinated criminal history check service of a kind prescribed by the Minister by legislative instrument.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026 introduced text
Subclause 7(2) will clarify that the Minister may determine different amounts (including a nil amount) of charge for applications for different kinds of NCCHC services... and for different classes of persons...Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) explanatory memorandum
The amount of charge will be determined by the responsible Minister who will be required to consider any recommendations from the NPI Committee, involving representation from the ACIC, the relevant Department, and all Commonwealth, state and territory policing agencies.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) explanatory memorandum
As part of the ACIC's self-funded business model, the revenue raised through these charges subsidises the cost of the ACIC's provision of other NPI systems and services, including enabling it to provide a range of services at no cost to police or Australian governments.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) explanatory memorandum
Context
This is the charges bill in a two-bill ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. reform package. The wider package responds to the Independent Review by replacing the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 and continuing the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue.'s role in national criminal intelligence and national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. services. This bill deals with the funding side: it keeps charges for nationally coordinated criminal history checks, lets charge settings adapt to different services and classes of people, and links those charges to a national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. special accountA Commonwealth account that would receive ACIC national policing information charge revenue and fund specified national policing information systems and services..
Australian Crime Commission framework created
The minister's speech says the companion ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. reform bill would replace the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.
Minister's second reading speech ↗Existing national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. charges law enacted
The explanatory memorandum says this bill would replace the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing InformationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. Charges) Act 2016.
Explanatory memorandum ↗Independent Review shapes the ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. reform package
The explanatory memorandum says the Charges Bill and companion ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. Bill implement recommendations of the Independent Review, including continuing ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. involvement in nationally coordinated criminal history checks and the related special accountA Commonwealth account that would receive ACIC national policing information charge revenue and fund specified national policing information systems and services..
Explanatory memorandum ↗Charges bill introduced with companion ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. bill
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to keep a legislative basis for national policing informationPolice information systems and services that support information sharing across Australian policing and partner agencies. charges under the proposed new ACICAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. framework.
APH bill timeline and explanatory memorandum ↗Bill referred to intelligence committee
APH source notes record referral to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
APH bill page notes ↗Legislative route
The bill was formally presented to the House of Representatives.
Introduced and read a first time
Julian Hill moved the second reading and gave the minister's speech explaining the bill.
Second reading moved
APH source notes record referral to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
Referred to committee
The bill was referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security after introduction.
Referred to committee
APH bill page notesAPH source notes record consideration by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills in Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2026.
Considered by scrutiny committee
The Senate scrutiny committee considered the bill in Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2026.
Considered by scrutiny committee
APH bill page notesKey criticism
The local source bundle does not record a substantive public case against the bill. The available material is the explanatory memorandum, the minister's second reading speech and APH notes showing committee referral and scrutiny consideration, without a supplied report extract setting out specific objections.
This is limited to the supplied local sources. It should not be read as a finding that no concerns were raised in later committee work or outside the bundle.
Further sources
Votes
No recorded votes have been found yet for this bill.
Parliamentary debate
Start here — lead voices
Julian Hill supported the bill as the charging part of a wider Australian Criminal Intelligence CommissionAustralia's national criminal intelligence agency. On this page it is the body that provides nationally coordinated criminal history check services and receives the related charge revenue. reform package.
Read in Hansard ↗All speeches by bloc
1 speaker · 1 support
“The bill will create a mechanism to allow the minister to specify in a legislative instrument the kinds of nationally coordinated criminal history check services that the ACIC will charge for.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Record
House · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the House of Representatives.
House · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
Julian Hill moved the second reading and gave the minister's speech explaining the bill.
Parliament · Referred to committee
Referred to intelligence committee
APH source notes record referral to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
Parliament · Considered by scrutiny committee
Scrutiny committee considered bill
APH source notes record consideration by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills in Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2026.
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Referred to committee
The bill was referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security after introduction.
The APH source notes record that the bill was referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on 30 March 2026.
APH bill page notesSenate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
Considered by scrutiny committee
The Senate scrutiny committee considered the bill in Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2026.
The APH source notes record consideration in Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2026. The local source bundle does not include a separate extract setting out any specific concerns.
APH bill page notes