Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (ACT) ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Terms used in ACC Act  
   7.      Incidental offences may be taken to be serious and organised crime  

   PART 2--THE ACC, THE BOARD AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

           Division 2.1--Australian Crime Commission

   8.      Functions of ACC  
   9.      CEO to manage ACC operations/investigations  
   10.     Counsel assisting ACC  

           Division 2.2--Board of ACC

   11.     Functions of board  
   12.     Board meetings  
   13.     Presiding at board meetings  
   14.     Quorum at board meetings  
   15.     Voting at board meetings  
   16.     Conduct of board meetings  
   17.     Resolutions outside of board meetings  
   18.     Board committees  

           Division 2.3--Inter-governmental committee

   19.     Functions of committee  

   PART 3--EXAMINATIONS

   20.     Examinations  
   21.     Conduct of examination  
   22.     Power to summon witnesses and take evidence  
   23.     Power to obtain documents  
   24.     Disclosure of summons or notice may be prohibited  
   25.     Offences of disclosure  
   26.     Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions  
   27.     Warrant for arrest of witness  
   28.     False or misleading evidence  
   29.     Protection of witnesses from harm or intimidation  
   30.     Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses  
   31.     Order for giving passport of witness to examiner  

   PART 4--SEARCH WARRANTS

   32.     Search warrants  
   33.     Application by telephone for search warrants  

   PART 5--EXERCISING FUNCTIONS

   34.     Consent of board may be needed before functions can be exercised  
   35.     Functions not affected by Territory laws  
   36.     Extent to which functions are given  
   37.     Exercising functions  
   38.     Functions of federal judicial officers  
   39.     Limitation on challenge to board determination  
   40.     Cooperation with law enforcement agencies and coordination with overseas  
   41.     Incidental powers of ACC  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   42.     Arrangements for board to obtain information or intelligence  
   43.     Administrative arrangements with Commonwealth  
   44.     Judges to exercise functions under ACC Act  
   45.     Giving reports and information  
   46.     Secrecy  
   47.     Delegation by CEO  
   48.     Liability for damages  
   49.     Obstructing, hindering or disrupting ACC or an examiner  
   50.     Public meetings and bulletins  
   51.     Annual report  
   52.     Things done for multiple purposes  
   53.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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