Queensland Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2003

- As at 1 July 2016 
- Act 83 of 2003 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act binds all persons

   PART 2 - THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, THE BOARD AND THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

           Division 1 - The Australian Crime Commission

   5.      Functions of ACC
   6.      CEO to manage ACC operations/investigations
   7.      Counsel assisting ACC

           Division 2 - The Board of the ACC

   8.      Functions of the Board
   9.      Board meetings
   10.     Presiding at Board meetings
   11.     Quorum at Board meetings
   12.     Voting at Board meetings
   13.     Conduct of Board meetings
   14.     Resolutions outside of Board meetings
   15.     Board committees

           Division 3 - The Inter-Governmental Committee

   16.     Functions of Committee

   PART 3 - EXAMINATIONS

   17.     Examinations
   18.     Conduct of examination
   19.     Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
   20.     Power to obtain documents
   21.     Disclosure of summons or notice may be prohibited
   22.     Offences of disclosure
   23.     Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions
   24.     Warrant for arrest of witness
   25.     False or misleading evidence
   26.     Protection of witnesses from harm or intimidation
   27.     Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses
   28.     Order for delivery to examiner of passport of witness

   PART 4 - SEARCH WARRANTS

   29.     Search warrants
   30.     Application by telephone for search warrants

   PART 5 - PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS AND EXERCISE OF POWERS

   31.     Consent of Board may be needed before functions can be performed
   32.     Functions not affected by State laws
   33.     Extent to which functions are conferred
   34.     Performance of functions
   35.     Functions of federal judicial officers
   36.     Limitation on challenge to Board determination
   37.     Cooperation with law enforcement agencies and coordination with overseas authorities
   38.     Incidental powers of ACC

   PART 6 - GENERAL

   39.     Double jeopardy
   40.     Proceedings for an offence
   41.     Indictable offences
   42.     Arrangements for Board to obtain information or intelligence
   43.     Administrative arrangements with the Commonwealth
   44.     Judges to perform functions under the ACC Act
   45.     Providing reports and information
   46.     Secrecy
   47.     Delegation
   48.     Liability for damages
   49.     Obstructing, hindering or disrupting the ACC or an examiner
   50.     Public meetings and bulletins
   51.     Annual report
   52.     Things done for multiple purposes
   53.     Regulation-making power

   PART 7 - REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Repeal

   54.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Savings and transitional provisions

   55.     Terms used in this division
   56.     Particular investigations taken to be special investigations
   57.     Assembling and giving evidence obtained by the NCA
   58.     Limitation on challenges to validity of references
   59.     Arrangements to obtain information or intelligence
   60.     Things seized under search warrants
   61.     Directions as to publication
   62.     Disclosure of summons or notice
   63.     Witness protection
   64.     Administrative arrangements in relation to the NCA
   65.     Secrecy obligations
   66.     Validation of administrative actions
   67.     (Repealed)
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