Victorian Current Acts

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (STATE PROVISIONS) ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Act to bind the Crown  

   PART 2--THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, THE BOARD AND THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

           Division 1--The Australian Crime Commission

   5.      Functions of ACC  
   6.      CEO to manage ACC operations/investigations  
   7.      Counsel assisting ACC  

           Division 2--The Board of the ACC

   8.      Functions of the Board  
   9.      Board meetings  
   10.     Presiding at Board meetings  
   11.     Quorum at Board meetings  
   12.     Voting at Board meetings  
   13.     Conduct of Board meetings  
   14.     Resolutions outside of Board meetings  
   15.     Board committees  

           Division 3--The Inter-Governmental Committee

   16.     Functions of Committee  

   PART 3--EXAMINATIONS

   17.     Examinations  
   18.     Conduct of examination  
   19.     Power to summon witnesses and take evidence  
   20.     Power to obtain documents  
   21.     Disclosure of summons or notice may be prohibited  
   22.     Offences of disclosure  
   23.     Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions  
   24.     Warrant for arrest of witness  
   25.     False or misleading evidence  
   26.     Protection of witnesses from harm or intimidation  
   27.     Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses  
   28.     Order for delivery to examiner of passport of witness  

   PART 4--SEARCH WARRANTS

   29.     Search warrants  
   30.     Application by telephone for search warrants  

   PART 5--PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS AND EXERCISE OF POWERS

   31.     Consent of Board may be needed before functions can be performed  
   32.     Functions not affected by State laws  
   33.     Extent to which functions are conferred  
   34.     Performance of functions  
   35.     Functions of federal judicial officers  
   36.     Limitation on challenge to Board determination  
   37.     Cooperation with law enforcement agencies and coordination with overseas authorities  
   38.     Incidental powers of ACC  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   39.     Double jeopardy  
   40.     Arrangements for Board to obtain information or intelligence  
   41.     Administrative arrangements with the Commonwealth  
   42.     Judges to perform functions under the ACC Act  
   43.     Furnishing of reports and information  
   44.     Secrecy  
   45.     Delegation  
   46.     Obstructing, hindering or disrupting the ACC or an examiner  
   47.     Public meetings and bulletins  
   48.     Annual report  
   49.     Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  
   50.     Regulations  
   53.     Definitions  
   54.     Certain investigations taken to be special investigations  
   55.     Assembling and giving evidence obtained by the NCA  
   56.     Limitation on challenges to validity of references  
   57.     Arrangements to obtain information or intelligence  
   58.     Things seized under search warrants  
   59.     Directions as to publication  
   60.     Disclosure of summons or notice  
   61.     Witness protection  
   62.     Administrative arrangements in relation to the NCA  
   63.     Secrecy obligations  
   64.     Validation of administrative actions  
   65.     Transitional regulations  
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