New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY (STATE PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 5

5 Functions under laws of the State

(1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Inter-Governmental Committee, by notice in writing to the Authority, refer a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity to the Authority for investigation in so far as the relevant offence is, or the relevant offences are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State.

(2) Where a matter has so been referred to the Authority, the Authority is not precluded by any law of the State from investigating that matter.

(3) A notice referred to in subsection (1) referring a matter to the Authority:

(a) shall describe the general nature of the circumstances or allegations constituting the relevant criminal activity,

(b) shall state that the relevant offence is, or the relevant offences are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State but need not specify the particular offence or offences, and

(c) shall set out the purpose of the investigation.

(4) Where a reference to the Authority made by the Minister under subsection (1) is in force in respect of a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity, it is a special function of the Authority to investigate the matter in so far as the relevant offence is, or the relevant offences are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State.

(5) Where a matter has been referred to the Authority in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may at any time, by notice in writing to the Authority, withdraw the reference.

(6) The Minister may, with the approval of the Inter-Governmental Committee:

(a) in a notice under subsection (1) referring a matter to the Authority, state that the reference is related to another reference, or

(b) in a notice in writing to the Authority, state that a reference already made to the Authority by the Minister is related to another reference.