Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 71

    In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

  (a)   a reference to the commencing date shall be read as a reference to the date fixed under subsection   2(2).

  (b)   a reference to an existing Police Force shall be read as a reference to the Commonwealth Police Force or the Police Force of the Australian Capital Territory; and

  (c)   a reference to a member of an existing Police Force shall be read as a reference to:

  (i)   a member of the Commonwealth Police Force referred to in paragraph   4(1)(a) of the Commonwealth Police Act 1957 ;

  (ii)   a person deemed to be a Commonwealth Police Officer by virtue of subsection   4(2) of that Act; or

  (iii)   a member, other than a special constable, of the Police Force of the Australian Capital Territory.