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AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (ACT) ACT 2003

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
  • 6 Terms used in ACC Act  
  • 7 Incidental offences may be taken to be serious and organised crime  

PART 2--THE ACC, THE BOARD AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

Division 2.1--Australian Crime Commission

  • 8 Functions of ACC  
  • 9 CEO to manage ACC operations/investigations  
  • 10 Counsel assisting ACC  

Division 2.2--Board of ACC

  • 11 Functions of board  
  • 12 Board meetings  
  • 13 Presiding at board meetings  
  • 14 Quorum at board meetings  
  • 15 Voting at board meetings  
  • 16 Conduct of board meetings  
  • 17 Resolutions outside of board meetings  
  • 18 Board committees  

Division 2.3--Inter-governmental committee

  • 19 Functions of committee  

PART 3--EXAMINATIONS

  • 20 Examinations  
  • 21 Conduct of examination  
  • 22 Power to summon witnesses and take evidence  
  • 23 Power to obtain documents  
  • 24 Disclosure of summons or notice may be prohibited  
  • 25 Offences of disclosure  
  • 26 Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions  
  • 27 Warrant for arrest of witness  
  • 28 False or misleading evidence  
  • 29 Protection of witnesses from harm or intimidation  
  • 30 Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses  
  • 31 Order for giving passport of witness to examiner  

PART 4--SEARCH WARRANTS

  • 32 Search warrants  
  • 33 Application by telephone for search warrants  

PART 5--EXERCISING FUNCTIONS

  • 34 Consent of board may be needed before functions can be exercised  
  • 35 Functions not affected by Territory laws  
  • 36 Extent to which functions are given  
  • 37 Exercising functions  
  • 38 Functions of federal judicial officers  
  • 39 Limitation on challenge to board determination  
  • 40 Cooperation with law enforcement agencies and coordination with overseas  
  • 41 Incidental powers of ACC  

PART 6--GENERAL

  • 42 Arrangements for board to obtain information or intelligence  
  • 43 Administrative arrangements with Commonwealth  
  • 44 Judges to exercise functions under ACC Act  
  • 45 Giving reports and information  
  • 46 Secrecy  
  • 47 Delegation by CEO  
  • 48 Liability for damages  
  • 49 Obstructing, hindering or disrupting ACC or an examiner  
  • 50 Public meetings and bulletins  
  • 51 Annual report  
  • 52 Things done for multiple purposes  
  • 53 Regulation-making power  
  • DICTIONARY ENDNOTES

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