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Australian Federal Police Regulations 1979
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#### 2 Interpretation
> In these Regulations:
> Act means the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
> AFP means Australian Federal Police.
> AFP records means the records of the Australian Federal Police.
> approved breath analysis instrument means an instrument that is approved for the purposes of conducting a breath test:
(a) under the law of the State or Territory in which the breath test is conducted; or
(b) for a breath test conducted in an external Territory or a foreign country—under the law of a State or Territory.
> authorised laboratory means:
(a) a facility accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia; or
(b) a facility covered by a determination in force under regulation 13QA.
> cost to AFP for use of AFP employee’s time, in relation to making an AFP employee available to render a service, means:
(a) if the employee is made available for a minimum of 4 hours and renders the service for 4 hours or less—the amount of remuneration payable to the employee for 4 hours plus 150.2% of his or her base salary for 4 hours; or
(b) in any other case—the amount of remuneration payable to the employee for the period when he or she renders the service plus 150.2% of his or her base salary for the period.
> government agency means:
(a) a Department of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or
(b) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
> head of a government agency means:
(a) in relation to a Commonwealth government agency that is a Department of the Commonwealth—the Secretary of the Department; or
(b) in relation to a Commonwealth government agency that is a body established for a public purpose—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the principal office in respect of the body; or
(c) in relation to a State or Territory government agency—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the principal office in respect of the agency.
> integrity agency for a State or Territory means any of the following:
(a) the New South Wales Crime Commission;
(b) the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales;
(c) the Police Integrity Commission of New South Wales;
(d) the Independent Broad‑based Anti‑corruption Commission of Victoria;
(e) the Crime and Corruption Commission of Queensland;
(f) the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia;
(g) the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption of South Australia;
(h) the Integrity Commission of Tasmania.
> liquid property includes money and negotiable instruments, but does not include property that has a collectable value.
> Note: Example: Property that has a collectable value could include a rare coin, a proof set of coins, a coin collection, a rare currency note or a collection of currency notes, the face value of which is less than its market value.
> medical practitioner has the same meaning as in subsection 3 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
> Merit Protection Commissioner means the Merit Protection Commissioner appointed under the Public Service Act 1999.
> registered nurse has the same meaning as in subsection 3 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
> remuneration, for an AFP employee, means the base salary and any overtime, penalties and other allowances payable to the employee.