​​chief Operating Officer Back Pocket Briefs Relating To Machinery Of Government Changes For Supplementary Estimates Hearings October 2025, December 2025 And February 2026 ​

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On 13 May 2025, Administrative Arrangement Orders transferred law enforcement policy and operations functions from the Attorney-General's portfolio to Home Affairs, effective immediately. The transfer encompassed approximately $60 million in 2025-26 funding and 167 staff (162 ongoing, 5 non-ongoing) across Criminal Law Policy, High Tech Crime, Transnational Crime, High Risk Terrorism Offenders, National Security Information, and Security Law and Policy. Five major agencies transitioned: Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Australian Crime Commission, and Australian Institute of Criminology. Subsequent changes on 26 June 2025 (effective 1 July) added responsibility for account takeover warrants under the Crimes Act 1914 and Public Order Act 1971, plus the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991. A Machinery of Government Taskforce managed logistics. Four systems supporting firearms, illicit drugs, telecommunications intelligence, and terrorist offender functions required transition planning. Most staff initially remained in Attorney-General's Barton offices before relocating to Home Affairs on 19 September 2025.