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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1993 NO. 60

Statutory Rules 1993 No. 60

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Justice

Australian Federal Police Act 19 79

Australian Federal Police Regulations (Amendment)

Section 70 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (the Act) provides that the GovernorGeneral may make regulations for the purposes of the Act. The attached statutory rules amend the Australian Federal Police Regulations ("the Regulations") made pursuant to the Act.

The Regulations prescribe the payment of fees by members of the public and by prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth in relation to services rendered by the Australian Federal Police. Australian Airlines and Qantas are both prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Act

Consistent with the approach taken in relation to Commonwealth legislation generally, the airlines will no longer be treated as authorities of the Commonwealth with effect from the substantial minority sale day. Part 1 of the Schedule to the Qantas Sale Act 1992 will amend subsection 4(1) of the Act to remove Qantas and its subsidiaries from the definition of authority of the Commonwealth. It is intended that this amendment commence with effect from the date of sale of 25% of Qantas, which occurred on 10 March 1993.

The references to Qantas and Australian Airlines in the Regulations should also be omitted at the same time as the amendment to the principal Act.

To this end, the Regulations amend the Regulations to remove Australian Airlines (Item 2) and Qantas (Item 34) from Schedule 7

The commencement of the Regulations is tied to Part 2 of the Schedule to the Qantas Sale Act 1992 which will commence at the same time as Part 1 of the Schedule.