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Tourism Visa Advisory Group

Portfolio: Home Affairs

Major Digital Projects
13

National Criminal Intelligence System (NCIS)

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Tier 1
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$373.7M

Digital Budget

$373.7M

January 2018June 2027

The NCIS will provide secure access to a national view of criminal information and intelligence.

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Reform - AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$159.4M

Digital Budget

$53.1M

July 2024June 2026

The Australian Government is reforming Australia’s Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) regime to combat illicit financing and meet international standards, extending regulation to Tranche 2 entities. AUSTRAC will implement these changes, increasing the regulated population from 17,000 to over 100,000. This expansion will profoundly impact AUSTRAC’s regulatory activities, requiring a redesign of its approach.

Digital Trade Accelerator Projects (DTAP)

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$29.9M

Digital Budget

$29.9M

July 2024June 2026

The DTAP will improve cross-border trade by enhancing border and biosecurity risk assessments and government-to-business trade data sharing.

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) NextGen

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$40.2M

Digital Budget

$40.2M

November 2020October 2025

The NAFIS NextGen will provide improved system serviceability by implementing a modern, future-proof software platform and cloud infrastructure hosting for the matching of national fingerprint data.

National Firearms Register (NFR) Program

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Tier 2
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$161.2M

Digital Budget

$161.2M

July 2024June 2028

The NFR Program is delivering a significant capability uplift of the existing Australian Firearms Information Network (AFIN). As part of this uplift, the program will deliver a secure, end-to-end information management sharing system for firearm licences and permits. The NFR will provide timely, consistent and accurate information on firearms and their owners across all jurisdictions, strengthening law enforcement capability and enhancing police and community safety. The program is being delivered under a federated model across multiple Commonwealth agencies and jurisdictions. The financial figures presented in this report relate specifically to Commonwealth funding provided to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission as the lead agency, and do not include funding allocated to other Commonwealth agencies or jurisdictions participating in the broader program implementation. At the time of preparing this reporting, the program is subject to the escalation protocols set out in the Assurance Framework for Digital and ICT Investments. These protocols are designed to support agencies in the timely resolution of delivery challenges.

Streamlining the Cargo Intervention Model (SCIM) – First Pass Business Case

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 2
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$25.2M

Digital Budget

$25.2M

February 2024June 2027

This project will design, test and evaluate new cargo intervention models for cross-border trade. A trial will be conducted at a selected high-volume seaport.

Visa Modernisation/Digitisation – Sustaining Visa Processing Capability (SVPC)

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$24.2M

Digital Budget

$24.2M

July 2023June 2026

This investment will improve existing visa systems in Home Affairs. Enhancements will be designed for future reuse and deliver broad operational benefits. This investment is an interim solution to sustain and enhance the existing ICT visa systems to improve visa service delivery and increase Australia’s attractiveness as a destination for travellers, temporary residents and migrants.

Australian Border Force (ABF) NEXUS

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$6.7M

Digital Budget

$6.7M

January 2024June 2027

This project involves the development and trial of ABF Nexus application in the air cargo domain and the development of the business case for full roll out of the application across all operational domains Australia wide. Once rolled out, the application will be used nationally to record cargo examination information.

Disaster Program Management System (DPMS)

National Emergency Management Agency

Tier 3
Paused

Total Budget

$6.8M

Digital Budget

$6.8M

July 2024TBC

The DPMS will accurately track Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) programs at the community level and generate improved insights into program management. It will improve stability, automation and end-to-end processes, and create a robust foundation for improvements that will provide appropriate oversight of delivery of Commonwealth-funded programs.

Investigation Management Solution (IMS) Program

Australian Federal Police

Tier 3
Closed

Total Budget

$54.5M

Digital Budget

$54.5M

April 2020June 2025

The IMS provides the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with the ability to manage investigative processes and related investigative information in a single system, enabling a consistent approach to the management of investigative information across the AFP.

Operations and Funding Arrangements for the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) – Secure Internet Gateway

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Tier 3
Closed

Total Budget

$6.4M

Digital Budget

$6.4M

December 2023September 2025

This project involved the transition of the Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) to provide the agency with secure entry and exit points for services consumed and provided via the internet. This project related to operations and funding arrangements for the ACIC.

Paperless Trading – Digital Verification Platform (DVP)

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 3
Closed

Total Budget

$9.1M

Digital Budget

$9.1M

January 2022February 2025

This project involved the implementation of a DVP for priority trade documentation that will simplify trade for Australian exporters with trusted digital trade documents.

Risk Assessment Tobacco

Department of Home Affairs

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$10.1M

Digital Budget

$10.1M

April 2024June 2027

This project involves the uplift of vaping and illicit tobacco risk targeting and threat detection.

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