Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

CRIMES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO. 1) 2002 NO. 5 - SCHEDULE 1

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 4B

insert

4BA Definition of authorising persons — prescribed classes (Act s 15XA)

For paragraph (b) of the definition of authorising person in subsection 15XA (1) of the Act, the following classes of persons are prescribed:

(a)

if the participating agency is the Australian Federal Police:

(i)

any senior executive AFP employee of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of section 25 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ; or

(ii)

any Deputy Commissioner of Police within the meaning of section 6 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ;

(b)

if the participating agency is the Australian Customs Service — any Regional Director for a State or Territory within the meaning of section 8 of the Customs Act 1901 ;

(c)

if the participating agency is the National Crime Authority — any member of the National Crime Authority within the meaning of section 7 of the National Crime Authority Act 1984 ;

(d)

if the participating agency is the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation — any senior officer of the Organisation as defined in section 24 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ;

(e)

if the participating agency is the Australian Secret Intelligence Service ( ASIS ) — any employee of ASIS who is designated as a senior executive employee by the Director-General of ASIS under section 33 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 ;

(f)

if the participating agency is the Australian Taxation Office — any Deputy Commissioner as defined in section 2 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .