The New South Wales Crime Commission, a statutory corporation of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for reducing the occurrence of illegal drug trafficking and organised crime in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
In more recent years, the commission has also taken on a charter of assisting with the investigation of terrorism related offences. However, it has become the subject of long-term controversy and concern over questionable covert operations, secrecy and absence of defined accountability, culminating in conviction of an assistant director for serious criminal activities. In August 2011 the NSW Government announced that a Special Commission of Inquiry would be conducted into the NSW Crime Commission. Headed by retired Supreme Court justice David Patten, the Inquiry handed its report to the Government on 30 November 2011; and its findings are yet to be made public.
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