Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsConsent to conferral of powers
(1) An issuing officer may, by writing, consent to have powers conferred by this Part.
Nomination by Attorney-General
(2) The Attorney-General may, by writing, nominate an issuing officer in relation to whom a consent is in force under subsection (1) to exercise powers conferred by this Part.
Powers conferred personally
(3) A power conferred on an issuing officer by this Part is conferred on the issuing officer:
(a) in a personal capacity; and
(b) in relation to a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or a Federal Magistrate--not as a court or a member of a court.
Protection and immunity--Judges and Federal Magistrates
(4) An issuing officer who is a Judge of a court created by the Parliament, or a Federal Magistrate, exercising a power conferred by this Part has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were exercising the power:
(a) as the court of which the issuing officer is a member; or
(b) as a member of the court of which the issuing officer is a member.
Protection and immunity--Deputy Presidents and non-presidential members
(5) An issuing officer who is a Deputy President or
non-presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal exercising a
power conferred by this Part has the same protection and immunity as a Justice
of the High Court.