Editing CrimTrac (section)

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'''CrimTrac''' was a former Agency in the [[Attorney-General's Department (Australia)|Attorney-General's Department]] that was merged with the Australian Crime Commission on 1 July 2016 to form the [[Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=CrimTrac to be folded into Australian Crime Commission |url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/crimtrac-to-be-folded-into-australian-crime-commission-411484 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=iTnews}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|author1=Minister for Justice Michael Keenan|title=New super agency to tackle emerging threats|url=https://www.ministerjustice.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2015/FourthQuarter/5-November-2015-New-super-agency-to-tackle-emerging-threats.aspx|accessdate=9 December 2016|date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185643/https://www.ministerjustice.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2015/FourthQuarter/5-November-2015-New-super-agency-to-tackle-emerging-threats.aspx|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Crimtrac had been responsible for developing and maintaining national information-sharing services between state, territory and federal law enforcement agencies.

CrimTrac worked in partnership with Australia's police agencies to provide services that allowed police to easily share information with each other across state and territory borders. CrimTrac's information-sharing capabilities were specifically designed to equip police with the information needed to make decisions to assist in investigating and preventing crime.

Under the Australian Constitution, each state and territory is responsible for maintaining law and order within its borders, with the Australian Federal Police serving the Commonwealth. Criminals have exploited borders to avoid detection, but when police have a national view of policing information, this minimises opportunities for offenders to evade the law by crossing borders.