Relevant legislation
Legislation relating to the AFP and its operations is available on ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au), the legal information retrieval system of the Australian Attorney-General's Department:
Enforcing Commonwealth criminal law
The AFP is responsible among other things for enforcing Commonwealth criminal law. Commonwealth Criminal laws may be accessed at ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au)
Legislation under which the AFP operates
The AFP was established by an Act of Parliament in 1979. The relevant legislation is: