Overview
Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime (TSOC) is a threat to Australia’s national security:
- It systematically targets Australia and Australians for profit without any regard for the harm caused
- It threatens the:
- safety, security and trust of our citizens
- prosperity of our businesses and economy
- integrity of our institutions
- our Australian way of life
- It undermines our sovereignty by:
- breaching our borders (illicit commodities)
- undermining our institutions of government (fraud and corruption)
- abusing our tax and financial system (serious financial crime, money laundering)
TSOC is sophisticated, resilient and exploits political, economic, legal, technological and social changes in the world. It adapts and diversifies across many crime types.
Key Terms
Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime (TSOC)
TSOC covers a wide range of the most serious crime threats impacting Australia including:
- manufacture and trade of illicit commodities, including drugs and firearms,
- sexual exploitation of children,
- human trafficking and slavery,
- serious financial crime, and
- cyber crime.
Transnational Crime involves violations of law that involve more than one country in their planning, execution, or impact.
- manufacture and trade of illicit commodities, including drugs and firearms,
- sexual exploitation of children,
- human trafficking and slavery,
- serious financial crime, and
- cyber crime.
Transnational Crime involves violations of law that involve more than one country in their planning, execution, or impact.