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Best Lawyers on The Sunshine Coast For Crime Commission Cases
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is a national statutory authority established to combat serious and organised crime. The ACC provides intelligence, investigation and criminal database services.
The ACC has significant powers to obtain information, and some of these powers sit outside traditional policing methods. Their broad investigatory powers include the ability to seize property (if they believe it to be the proceeds of crime) and to compel someone, under specific circumstances, to provide information relating to suspected criminal activity.
As part of an investigation, the ACC can summon witnesses and require them to give evidence before an Examiner. They can also require them to provide documents or other materials.
Within ACC investigations, persons under investigation do not have the right to remain silent as they do under normal proceedings. In fact, it is an offence to fail to appear or to fail to provide evidence as requested. The penalty for this offence is usually imprisonment.
Smith Criminal Law: Expert Legal Advice and Representation When Facing The Australian Crime Commission.
Whether your involvement with the ACC is as a witness or as the subject of an investigation, Anna Smith and the team at Smith Criminal Law have the experience and expertise to represent you no matter how complex your situation.
We can provide legal advice and representation throughout ACC investigations and interviews.
Before establishing Smith Criminal Law as one of the foremost legal firms in Queensland, Smith Criminal Law’s principal lawyer Anna Smith worked for the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
Anna has expert knowledge of the inner workings of national investigations and can provide in-depth advice about your rights. She can represent you at investigative hearings and make sure you have expert legal advice every step of the way.
Placing your matter in the hands of the experienced lawyers at Smith Criminal Law will give you the best chance at achieving the result you want.