Section 22 - Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 - Officials of Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies

22Officials of Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies

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#### 22 Officials of Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies (1) For the purposes of this Act, an official of a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency covered by paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in section 5 is: (a) the head (however described) of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or (b) a member or acting member of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or (c) a member of the staff of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or (d) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or (e) an officer, employee or other individual under the direction of the head (however described) of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or (f) an individual who, under the AML/CTF Rules, is taken to be an official of the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency for the purposes of this Act; and, in the case of a Commonwealth Royal Commission or a State/Territory Royal Commission, includes the following: (g) a legal practitioner (however described) appointed to assist the Commission; (h) a person authorised under subsection (3). (2) For the purposes of this Act, an official of a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency covered by paragraph (k) of the definition of Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in section 5 is: (a) the person who holds the office or appointment; or (b) an individual who, under the AML/CTF Rules, is taken to be an official in relation to the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency for the purposes of this Act. Royal Commissions (3) Either: (a) the sole Commissioner of a Commonwealth Royal Commission or a State/Territory Royal Commission; or (b) a member of a Commonwealth Royal Commission or a State/Territory Royal Commission; may, in writing, authorise a person assisting the Commission for the purposes of paragraph (1)(h). > Note: For revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. (4) An authorisation under subsection (3) is not a legislative instrument.