Commonwealth Offences

Federal charges follow different laws and procedures. Experience matters.

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The Federal Government makes laws in areas such as borders and customs, trade, tax and social security. Offences under these laws are Commonwealth offences. They are prosecuted under federal legislation, often by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

We have decades of experience advising and representing people charged with Commonwealth offences.

Offences we defend include

  • Trafficking in a controlled drug

  • Importing or attempting to import a border-controlled drug

  • Commercial manufacture of a controlled drug

  • Pre-trafficking in a controlled precursor

  • Fraud and Centrelink fraud

  • Money laundering

  • Tax offences

  • Child exploitation offences

  • Cybercrime

  • Blackmail and bribery

  • Telecommunications offences

  • Terrorism offences

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