Fraud Report FINAL 23/12/03 3:25 PM Page i M E I A N L T R O A F P V I I A C T O R PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA DRUGS AND CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE INQUIRY INTO FRAUD AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Final Report January 2004 by Authority Government Printer for the State of Victoria No. 55 Session 2003-2004 Fraud Report FINAL 23/12/03 3:25 PM Page ii The Report was prepared by the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee. Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee Inquiry into Fraud and Electronic Commerce: – Final Report DCPC, Parliament of Victoria ISBN: 0-646-43091-2 Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee Level 8 35 Spring Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone: (03) 9651 3541 Facsimile: (03) 9651 3603 Email:
[email protected] http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/dcpc page ii Fraud Report FINAL 23/12/03 3:25 PM Page iii Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee – 55th Parliament Ms Carolyn Hirsh, M.L.C.– Chair The Hon. Robin Cooper, M.L.A. – Deputy Chairman Ms Kirstie Marshall, M.L.A. Mr Ian Maxfield, M.L.A. The Hon. Sang Minh Nguyen, M.L.C. Dr Bill Sykes, M.L.A. Mr Kim Wells, M.L.A. Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee – 54th Parliament The Hon. Cameron Boardman, M.L.C. – Chairman Mr Bruce Mildenhall, M.L.A. – Deputy Chairman The Hon. Robin Cooper, M.L.A. Mr Kenneth Jasper, M.L.A. Mr Hurtle Lupton, M.L.A. The Hon. Sang Minh Nguyen, M.L.C.