2Interpretation

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.