1. Working Group on Information Sharing
23-24 March 2017
Brisbane AUSTRALIA

2. SCENE-SETTING Background & Purpose of IWG
Objectives & Expected Outcomes

3. IWG Background
2015 OCO Annual Conference: establishes IWG
Purpose:
assess capabilities to compile and share info
assess authority to share info
facilitate sharing of info
Membership: Australia, Fiji, Guam, New Zealand, Niue (and New Caledonia); and OCO Secretariat
Update:
3 meetings in 2016 (Guam, Auckland, Apia)
Framework & High Level Understanding on Info Sharing

4. Pacific Transnational Crime Coordination Centre
New one
- There is no singular crime type that equally effects each Pacific Island nation.
Transnational Crime is generally increasing.
Presentation will highlight the highest risk categories.   
Encourage discussion and debate on what can be done better individually and collectively to ensure
Pacific Transnational Crime Coordination Centre
IN CONFIDENCE

5. Response to Transnational Organized Crime
Policy and Legislation
Research and Data
Capacity Building
Regional Strategies & Networks (Cross-border Cooperation)
Source: UNODC

6. 1. Policy and Legislation
(Bring up UNODC & PTCCC slides)

7. 2012 PTCN Transnational Crime Assessment
PILON Methamphetamine Review
2012 PTCN Transnational Crime Assessment
Country
Coverage of legislation
Cook Islands
Partial
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
None
Nauru
New Zealand
Full
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Samoa
Republic of Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Australia
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

8. 1. Policy and Legislation
A key Question
Is there authority in national legislation or policy to share intelligence by Customs with other law enforcement agencies, and vice-versa?

9. 4. Regional Strategies & Networks
A key Question
There exists a plethora of regional strategies and networks, but how well coordinated are they to maximise effective use of available information?

10. A key consideration:
Addressing transnational crime requires different actors to be involved as well as regional governance approaches and partnerships
Source: UNODC

11. Working Together As One For A Safer Pacific
The bottom line is:
Working Together As One For A Safer Pacific
Source: PTCN

12. OCO Regional Framework on Information Sharing
(and High Level Understanding)
Modernise business & operating processes, based on risk management and intelligence-led decision making
Develop common resources & templates to facilitate the development and sharing of information and intelligence products
Promote partnerships and communication between countries and key stakeholders
Strengthen capacity of Customs administrations

13. Some recent developments…
Bilateral MOUs signed between Fiji and Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu

14. Objectives & Expected Outcomes
Share experiences on available products and networks for sharing info
Share experiences on institutional arrangements (e.g. TCU, CLAG)
Identify legal, institutional, capacity or technology gaps
Map-out actors involved incl. regional network arrangements

15. Lack of Partnership

16. Together we will achieve this

17. THANK YOU