3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

AFP employee has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

approved authority means:

(a) a Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of a State or Territory; or
(aa) the National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner (within the meaning of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2022); or
(b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; or
(c) an authority or body of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory that:
(i) is authorised to conduct inquiries or investigations in relation to conduct that constitutes, or is alleged to constitute, criminal conduct, misconduct or corruption; and
(ii) is declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be an approved authority for the purposes of this Act.

Assistant Commissioner means an Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.

Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.

Commonwealth identity document means a passport, a tax file number within the meaning of section 202A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 or another document prescribed for the purposes of this definition.

Commonwealth officer has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Crimes Act 1914.

Commonwealth participant means a person who is a participant:

(a) in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth; or
(b) in relation to a Royal Commission under the Royal Commissions Act 1902 or another commission or inquiry under a law of the Commonwealth; or
(c) in relation to an inquiry instituted by a House of the Parliament; or
(d) under section 10 or 10A.

complementary witness protection law means a law of a State or Territory that:

(a) makes provision for the protection of witnesses; and
(b) is declared under section 3AA to be a complementary witness protection law.

current NWPP identity, in relation to a participant at a particular time, means an identity:

(a) provided to the participant under the NWPP; and
(b) being used by the participant at that time.

Deputy Commissioner means a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.