What is OFCANZ?
OFCANZ is the Organised and Financial Crime Agency New Zealand. It was established on 1 July 2008 to combat serious organised crime.
Is OFCANZ part of New Zealand Police?
OFCANZ is a discrete agency that is hosted within New Zealand Police. It takes a whole-of-government approach, working with information and resources from a range of agencies.
Is the Serious Fraud Office part of OFCANZ?
No. The Serious Fraud Office investigates serious and complex fraud, especially commercial fraud. OFCANZ will concentrate on fraud that relates to organised crime. The two agencies will continue to collaborate where appropriate as sometimes these two types of financial crime can overlap.
Who will do OFCANZ work?
Staff for operational activities will be drawn from OFCANZ, Police and other agencies through secondments and taskforces.
How will OFCANZ work be prioritised and assigned?
OFCANZ activity is ultimately the responsibility of the Commissioner of Police; the Commissioner will seek advice on OFCANZ focus areas (priorities) from the Officials' Committee for Domestic and External Security Co-ordination (ODESC).
Once the Commissioner tasks OFCANZ to work on the focus areas, the intelligence process will identify targets within those focus areas. Taskforces will operate against the targets, and use a variety of methods to investigate and disrupt the targets' activities.
