Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY ACT 1984 No. 41, 1984 - SECT 11

11. (1) The general functions of the Authority are-

   (a)  to collect and analyse criminal information and intelligence relating
        to relevant criminal activities and disseminate that information and
        intelligence to-

        (i)    law enforcement agencies; and

        (ii)   any person authorized by the Governor-General, the Governor of
               a State, a Minister of State of the Commonwealth or a Minister
               of the Crown of a State to hold an inquiry to which the
               information or intelligence is relevant;

   (b)  to investigate, otherwise than pursuant to a reference made under
        section 13 or in accordance with section 14, matters relating to
        relevant criminal activities;

   (c)  where the Authority considers it appropriate to do so for the purpose
        of investigating matters relating to relevant criminal activities-

        (i)    to arrange for the establishment of Commonwealth Task Forces;

        (ii)   to seek the establishment by a State, or the joint
               establishment by 2 or more States, of State Task Forces; and

        (iii)  with the concurrence of the States concerned, to arrange for
               the establishment of joint Commonwealth and State Task Forces,
               or for co-operation between Commonwealth Task Forces and State
               Task Forces; and

   (d)  to co-ordinate investigations by Commonwealth Task Forces, and, with
        the concurrence of the States concerned, to co-ordinate investigations
        by State Task Forces and by joint Commonwealth and State Task Forces,
        being investigations into matters relating to relevant criminal
        activities, but not so as to preclude the making of separate bilateral
        or multilateral arrangements between such Task Forces.

(2) The special functions of the Authority are-

   (a)  where a reference to the Authority made under section 13 is in force
        in respect of a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity-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 Commonwealth or of a Territory; and

   (b)  where a reference to the Authority made in accordance with section 14
        by a Minister of the Crown of a State is in force in respect of a
        matter relating to a relevant criminal activity-subject to sub-section
        14 (1), 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.