Up until 1 January 2012, the CDPP had sole responsibility for conducting criminal confiscation action under Commonwealth legislation. On 1 January 2012, the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (the Taskforce) which is led by the AFP and includes ATO and ACC was established. At the same time legislative amendments to the POCA came into force so as to enable the Commissioner of the AFP to take criminal confiscation action under that Act