Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

For the purposes of this Part, serious and organised crime means a federal offence that may have been committed, may presently be being committed, or may in future be committed, in circumstances involving:

2 or more offenders; and

substantial planning or organisation; and

the use of sophisticated methods and techniques.

A federal offence is an offence:

against a law of the Commonwealth; or

against a law of a Territory; or

against a law of a State that has a federal aspect;

punishable by imprisonment for a period of 2 years or more; or

prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

For the definitions of State and Territory, see subsection 4(1).