Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, an official of a designated agency or a non‑designated Commonwealth agency is a person who is:
(a) the chief executive officer (however described) of the agency; or
(b) a member or acting member of the agency; or
(c) a member of the staff of the agency; or
(d) an officer or employee of the agency; or
(e) an officer, employee or other individual under the control of the chief executive officer (however described) of the agency; or
(f) an individual who, under the regulations, is taken to be an official of the agency for the purposes of this Act;
and includes:
(g) in the case of the Australian Crime Commission--a person who is an examiner of the Australian Crime Commission; and
(h) in the case of a Commonwealth Royal Commission--a person who is:
(i) a legal practitioner (however described) appointed to assist the Commission; and
(ii) a person authorised under subsection (2); and
(i) in the case of a State/Territory Royal Commission--a person who is:
(i) a legal practitioner (however described) appointed to assist the Commission; and
(ii) a person authorised under subsection (3).
Royal Commissions
(2) Either:
(a) the sole Commissioner of a Commonwealth Royal Commission; or
(b) a member of a Commonwealth Royal Commission;
may, by writing, authorise a person assisting the Commission to be an official of the Commission for the purposes of this Act.
(3) Either:
(a) the sole Commissioner of a State/Territory Royal Commission; or
(b) a member of a State/Territory Royal Commission;
may, by writing, authorise a person assisting the Commission to be an official of the Commission for the purposes of this Act.
Note: For revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .