Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 20BZ

    In this Division:

"authorised officer" means:

  (a)   the Attorney - General; or

  (b)   the Secretary of the Department.

Note:   The Attorney - General's powers and functions under this Division may be delegated under section   17 of the Law Officers Act 1964 . The Secretary's powers and functions under this Division may be delegated under section   20BZC of this Act.

"relevant person" means any of the following:

  (a)   the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, an AFP employee or a special member of the Australian Federal Police (all within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 );

  (b)   a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory;

  (c)   a person who exercises powers under, or performs functions or duties in connection with, any of the following:

  (i)   the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 ;

  (ii)   the Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW);

  (iii)   the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW);

  (iv)   the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 (NSW);

  (v)   the Independent Broad - based Anti - corruption Commission Act 2011 (Vic.);

  (vi)   the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 (Qld);

  (vii)   the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 (WA);

  (viii)   the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 (SA);

  (ix)   the Integrity Commission Act 2009 (Tas.);

  (d)   the Director of Public Prosecutions or a person performing a similar function under a law of a State or Territory;

  (e)   a member of the staff of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 ) or of a similar body established under a law of a State or Territory;

  (f)   an officer or employee of a State or Territory, or of an authority of a State or Territory, whose duties relate to corrective services (including prison medical services), justice or parole;

  (g)   a person who provides services for, or on behalf of, a State or Territory, or an authority of a State or Territory, in relation to corrective services (including prison medical services), justice or parole;

  (h)   an officer of Customs;

  (i)   an officer or employee of a Department responsible for administering:

  (i)   the Australian Passports Act 2005 ; or

  (ii)   the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 ; or

  (iii)   the Migration Act 1958 ;

  (j)   a member of the Defence Force;

  (k)   a staff member (within the meaning of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 );

  (l)   a taxation officer (within the meaning of Schedule   1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 );

  (m)   an officer or employee of the State Debt Recovery Office of New South Wales, or of a similar body established under a law of a State or Territory;

  (n)   the Registrar or another appropriate officer of a court;

  (o)   a person who performs functions or duties in connection with a superannuation scheme (within the meaning of the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 ) of a person who is or was an employee (within the meaning of that Act);

  (p)   a practitioner (within the meaning of Part   VAA of the Health Insurance Act 1973 ) who has provided services (within the meaning of that Part) to a federal offender.