New laws target billion dollar ID crime industry
Source: New South Wales. Attorney General. Media Release.
"Attorney General John Hatzistergos announced the Rees Government proposes to introduce tough identity crime laws to crack down on the billion dollar personal fraud industry, built on new cyber technologies.Mr Hatzistergos said the laws would create new identity offences, which would carry up to five years imprisonment, and allow police to target criminals who possess or trade in personal information for the purpose of committing fraud."