7CFunctions of the Board

7C Functions of the Board

(1) The Board has the following functions: (a) to determine national criminal intelligence priorities; (aa) to determine priorities in relation to national policing information systems and services; (b) to provide strategic direction to the ACC and to determine the priorities of the ACC; (c) to authorise, by determination made under subsection (2), an intelligence operation to occur; (d) to authorise, by determination made under subsection (3), an investigation relating to a federally relevant crime to occur; (e) to determine, in writing, the class or classes of persons to participate in such an operation or investigation; (f) to establish task forces; (g) to disseminate to law enforcement agencies or foreign law enforcement agencies, or to any other agency or body of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory prescribed by the regulations, strategic criminal intelligence assessments provided to the Board by the ACC; (ga) to make recommendations to the Minister about expenditure from the National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account; (gb) to make recommendations to the Minister about charges for national policing information services (including criminal history checks); (gc) to determine, in writing, policies and give directions to the CEO in relation to the following: (i) disclosing national policing information; (ii) approving a body as an accredited body; (gd) to determine, in writing, any conditions or restrictions in relation to providing nationally coordinated criminal history checks; (h) to report to the Inter‑Governmental Committee on the ACC’s performance; (i) such other functions as are conferred on the Board by other provisions of this Act.

Note: The CEO must determine, in writing, the head of a special ACC operation or a special ACC investigation: see subsection 46A(2A).

Special ACC operations/investigations (2) The Board may make a determination, in writing, authorising an intelligence operation to occur.

Note 1A: An intelligence operation that the Board has authorised to occur under this subsection is a special ACC operation (see the definition of special ACC operation in subsection 4(1)).

Note 1: See also subsection 7G(4) for the voting rule that applies in relation to such a determination.

Note 2: See also Division 2 for the examination powers available if a determination is made.

(3) The Board may make a determination, in writing, authorising an investigation relating to a federally relevant crime to occur.

Note 1A: An investigation relating to a federally relevant crime that the Board has authorised to occur under this subsection is a special ACC investigation (see the definition of special ACC investigation in subsection 4(1)).