Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 70

    The Governor - General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for securing the discipline and good government of the Australian Federal Police, or for otherwise carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular, making provision for and in relation to:

  (a)   the return to the Commissioner by a person who has ceased to be an AFP employee, a special member or a special protective service officer of property (including accoutrements and clothing) supplied to him or her for the purposes of his or her service as an AFP employee, a special member or a special protective service officer or in his or her custody by virtue of that service, and the recovery by the Commissioner of any such property not so returned, including the issue of search warrants by Magistrates for purposes of such recovery and the execution of such warrants; and

  (aa)   the disposal of unclaimed property that has lawfully come into the possession of an AFP employee, a special member or a special protective service officer; and

  (b)   penalties, not exceeding a fine of 5 penalty units, for offences against the regulations; and

  (c)   the police services that may be rendered by the Australian Federal Police at the request of, or under an agreement with, a member of the public or a body corporate or other organisation (other than an authority of the Commonwealth), and the payment and recovery of such fees as are prescribed in relation to rendering those services; and

  (d)   the payment of such fees as are prescribed in relation to police services rendered by the Australian Federal Police in relation to a prescribed authority of the Commonwealth, where rendering those services is a function of the Australian Federal Police; and

  (e)   requiring AFP employees who are not members to make and subscribe oaths or affirmations of secrecy in the prescribed form in relation to the matters coming to their knowledge in the course of their employment as such employees; and

  (f)   the making of deductions from the salary of the Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner or an AFP employee in order to satisfy a judgment debt (including interest on a judgment debt); and

  (g)   enabling an AFP employee to resign from the Australian Federal Police for the purpose of becoming a candidate at an election of a member or members of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, the Parliament of a State, the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory or the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory; and

  (h)   the re - instatement of persons as AFP employees; and

  (i)   compliance by AFP appointees with AFP professional standards; and

  (j)   the storage, handling and confidentiality of any statement given under section   40L and the use which may be made of any such statement, including any limitations on such use; and

  (k)   AFP employment decisions and the values on which such decisions must be based, including:

  (i)   impartiality and professionalism; and

  (ii)   merit; and

  (iii)   freedom from discrimination; and

  (iv)   openness and accountability; and

  (v)   fairness; and

  (vi)   equity in employment; and

  (vii)   effectiveness; and

  (l)   the review of AFP employment decisions.