Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity


The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity is an Australian government statutory agency, created under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006. Its role is to support the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner, detecting and preventing corruption in the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Department of Home Affairs including the Australian Border Force, the Australian Federal Police, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and aspects of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.
The minister responsible for the agency is Christian Porter, Attorney-General. ACLEI is headed by an Integrity Commissioner.

Functions

Priority is given to investigations of serious and systemic corruption. ACLEI supports the Integrity Commissioner by collecting intelligence regarding corruption. The Integrity Commissioner is required to make recommendation to the federal government regarding improvements to legislation that will prevent corrupt practices or their early detection.