Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person is an inspector for the purposes of a particular provision of this Act if:
(a) the person is an officer appointed by the ACMA, by written instrument, to be an inspector:
(i) for the purposes of this Act in general; or
(ii) for the purposes of that provision; or
(b) the person is an officer included in a class of officers appointed by the ACMA, by notice in the Gazette , to be inspectors:
(i) for the purposes of this Act in general; or
(ii) for the purposes of that provision; or
(c) if the person is a member (other than a special member) of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force of a Territory.
(2) In this section:
"Commonwealth officer" means:
(a) a person who, whether on a full - time or a part - time basis, and whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise:
(i) is in the service or employment of the Commonwealth, the Administration of an external Territory or an authority of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or an external Territory; or
(b) a member of the Defence Force.
"officer" means:
(a) a Commonwealth officer; or
(b) a State officer.
"State" includes:
(a) the Australian Capital Territory; and
(b) the Northern Territory.
"State officer" means a person who, whether on a full - time basis or a part - time basis and whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise:
(a) is in the service or employment of a State or an authority of a State; or
(b) holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of a State;
and includes a member of a police force of a State.