3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

agency—see section 4A.

approved authority means—

(a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, or

(b) a Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of another State or a Territory, or

(c) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission, or

(d) the Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission, or

(e) an authority or body of the Commonwealth, another State or a 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 order published in the Gazette to be an approved authority for the purposes of this Act.

Commission means the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.

communications includes any transmission of information.

complementary witness protection law means a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory that—

(a) makes provision for the protection of witnesses, and

(b) is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be a complementary witness protection law.

Editorial note.

For declarations under this definition see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.

designated authority for a complementary witness protection law means the approved authority exercising functions under that law that is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be the designated authority for that law.

Editorial note.

For declarations under this definition see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.

designated position means a position of a member of the NSW Police Force that has been declared in writing by the Commissioner of Police to be a designated position for the purposes of this Act.

document includes the following—

(a) a biometric record,

(b) an educational record,

(c) a legal record,