Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee

Inquiry into white collar crime

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Completed

This inquiry was completed in the 58th parliament.

For more information on this inquiry, contact the Committees office:

Phone: (03) 8682 2800

Email: cso@parliament.vic.gov.au

The Parliamentary Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee has been directed to inquire into, consider and report to the Parliament on:

  1. The extent and nature of fraud and white collar-crime in Victoria
  2. The impact of new technology supporting e-commerce on the opportunities for fraud;
  3. The current and proposed state, commonwealth and international strategies and initiatives in relation to dealing with fraud and white-collar crime, and
  4. The need for policy and legislative reform to combat fraud and white-collar crime in Victoria.

In particular, the Committee has been asked to focus on emerging trends and best practices responses to instances of fraud involving electronic commerce.