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Governance
Enabling legislation
The Criminology Research Council was established under section 34 of the Criminology Research Act 1971 (the Act) as a body corporate. The functions of the CRC, as stated in section 40 of the Act, are:
to control and administer the Fund in accordance with Part IV and, for that purpose, to examine, and determine the relative importance and urgency of, projects for which the expenditure of moneys from the Fund may be authorized.
The principal objectives of the CRC are to support research that is relevant to current and future public policy issues, foster the undertaking of quality criminological research and ensure CRC-supported criminological research is disseminated effectively.
The CRC has one outcome: Criminological research which informs the Australian Government, states and territories.
This is achieved by:
- consulting with Australian state and territory governments to determine research priorities
- providing monies to facilitate the conduct of, or otherwise supporting, impartial and policy relevant research
- keeping key stakeholders informed of Council activities
- working cooperatively with Australian state and territory government agencies and other organisations
- consulting regularly with the Australian criminal justice community as to the activities and directions of the Council
- actively disseminating research findings to policymakers, practitioners, and the general public across Australia and internationally