Part IIIParliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission

Part III—Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission

217 Section 52 (definition of the Committee)

Omit “National Crime Authority”, substitute “Australian Crime Commission”.

218 Subsection 53(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of the first session of each Parliament, a joint committee of members of the Parliament to be known as the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission is to be appointed according to the practice of the Parliament with reference to the appointment of members to serve on joint select committees of both Houses of the Parliament.

Note: The heading to section 53 is altered by omitting “National Crime Authority” and substituting “Australian Crime Commission”.

219 Paragraphs 55(1)(a) and (b)

Omit “Authority”, substitute “ACC”.

220 Paragraph 55(1)(c)

Omit “of the Authority”, substitute “on the ACC”.

221 Paragraph 55(1)(d)

Omit “Authority”, substitute “ACC”.

222 Paragraph 55(2)(a)

After “to” (first occurring), insert “undertake an intelligence operation or to”.

223 Paragraph 55(2)(b)

Omit “Authority in relation to a particular investigation”, substitute “ACC in relation to a particular ACC operation/investigation”.

224 Section 55AA

Omit “Authority’s”, substitute “ACC’s”.

225 Paragraph 55A(1)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) the ACC; or

226 Paragraph 55A(1)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) the Board, the Chair of the Board, the CEO, an examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC; or

227 Paragraph 55A(1)(c)

After “Court”, insert “or a Federal Magistrate”.

228 Subsections 55A(2) to (5)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

ACC (2) A law of a State may confer on the ACC any or all of the following duties, functions or powers: (a) the function of investigating a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); (b) a duty, function or power that is for the purposes of an investigation referred to in paragraph (a) and that is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on the ACC by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to the investigation of that matter); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph; (c) the function of undertaking an intelligence operation in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); (d) a duty, function or power that is for the purposes of an operation referred to in paragraph (c) and that is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on the ACC by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to that operation); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph. (3) The ACC cannot, under a law of a State: (a) investigate a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity; or (b) undertake an intelligence operation; unless the Board has consented to the ACC doing so. Board, Chair of the Board, CEO, examiners and members of staff of the ACC (4) A law of a State may confer on the Board, the Chair of the Board, the CEO, an examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC a duty, function or power that: (a) relates to the investigation of a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); and (b) is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on the Board, the Chair of the Board, the CEO, an examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to the investigation of that matter); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph. (5) A law of a State may confer on the Board, the Chair of the Board, the CEO, an examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC a duty, function or power that: (a) relates to the undertaking of an intelligence operation in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); and (b) is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on the Board, the Chair of the Board, the CEO, an examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to that operation); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph. (5A) The CEO or an examiner cannot perform a duty or function, or exercise a power, under a law of a State: (a) relating to the investigation of a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity; or (b) relating to the undertaking of an intelligence operation; unless the Board has consented to the CEO or the examiner doing so. Judge of the Federal Court or Federal Magistrate (5B) A law of a State may confer on a Judge of the Federal Court or a Federal Magistrate a duty, function or power that: (a) relates to the investigation of a matter relating to a relevant criminal activity in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); and (b) is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on a Judge of the Federal Court or a Federal Magistrate by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to the investigation of that matter); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph. (5C) A law of a State may confer on a Judge of the Federal Court or a Federal Magistrate a duty, function or power that: (a) relates to the undertaking of an intelligence operation in so far as the serious and organised crime is, or the serious and organised crimes are or include, an offence or offences against a law of the State (irrespective of whether that offence or those offences have a federal aspect); and (b) is either: (i) of the same kind as a duty, function or power conferred on a Judge of the Federal Court or a Federal Magistrate by this Act or any other Act (whether or not the last‑mentioned duty, function or power relates to that operation); or (ii) of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph.