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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - NOTES

Act No. 58 of 1979 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 28 March 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Repeal ................................................................................................. 1

3A......... Overview of Act ................................................................................. 1

4............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 3

4AA...... State offences that have a federal aspect .......................................... 10

4A......... Commissioner may specify prohibited drugs ................................... 13

5............ References in other laws ................................................................... 14

5A......... Application and extension of Act and regulations ............................ 14

5B......... Application of the Criminal Code .................................................... 15

Part II--Constitution, functions and powers of the Australian Federal Police          16

Division 1--Constitution, functions and laws conferring powers on members etc.         16

6............ Constitution of the Australian Federal Police .................................. 16

8............ Functions .......................................................................................... 16

8A......... Minister may direct which functions are protective service functions 18

9............ Laws conferring powers on members ............................................... 18

11.......... State and Territory writs and warrants ............................................ 20

12.......... Immunities from certain State and Territory laws ............................ 20

12A....... Immunity from State and Territory laws in relation to entry etc. of police dogs on premises etc.          20

Division 3--Powers and duties of protective service officers               22

14A....... Powers of arrest ................................................................................ 22

14B....... Use of force in making arrest etc. ..................................................... 22

14C....... Arrested person to be informed of grounds of arrest ....................... 23

14D....... Search of arrested person .................................................................. 23

14E........ How arrested person to be dealt with .............................................. 25

14F........ Release of arrested person ................................................................ 25

14G....... Relationship of Division to other laws ............................................. 26

Division 4--Powers and duties of members, special members and protective service officers relating to protective service functions                                                          27

14H....... Definitions ........................................................................................ 27

14I......... Requirement to provide name etc. .................................................... 27

14J........ Stopping and searching ..................................................................... 28

14K....... Seizure of things found ..................................................................... 31

14L........ How seized things must be dealt with .............................................. 32

14M...... Application to magistrate ................................................................. 34

14N....... Relationship of Division to other laws ............................................. 35

Part III--Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and AFP employees etc.              36

Division 1--Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners                         36

17.......... Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners ..................................... 36

18.......... Acting Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner during vacancy .. 36

19.......... Absence etc. of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner ............... 37

20.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 38

21.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 39

22.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 39

Division 2--AFP employees                                                                                    40

Subdivision A--Engagement of AFP employees etc.                                            40

23.......... Employer powers etc. of Commissioner .......................................... 40

24.......... Engagement of AFP employees ........................................................ 40

25.......... Senior executive AFP employees ..................................................... 41

26.......... Continuous employment .................................................................. 41

Subdivision B--Remuneration and other terms and conditions                        41

27.......... Remuneration and other conditions .................................................. 41

Subdivision C--Termination of employment                                                         42

28.......... Termination of employment by Commissioner ............................... 42

Subdivision D--Resignation and retirement                                                        42

30.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 42

30A....... Resignation in anticipation of termination of employment .............. 43

31.......... Retirement upon reaching minimum retiring age ............................... 44

32.......... Retirement on invalidity grounds ..................................................... 45

33.......... Time when retirement on invalidity grounds takes effect ................ 46

34.......... Voluntary retirement for the purposes of the Superannuation Act . 48

Division 3--Consultants and independent contractors                             49

35.......... Commissioner may engage consultants or independent contractors 49

Division 4--Undertakings and oaths or affirmations                                  50

36.......... Undertakings and oaths or affirmations ............................................ 50

Part IV--Commissioner's command powers etc.                                                 52

Division 1--Administration and control etc.                                                   52

37.......... General administration and control ................................................... 52

38.......... Commissioner's Orders .................................................................... 53

39.......... Compliance with Commissioner's Orders ........................................ 53

40.......... Compliance with specific directions, instructions or orders ............ 53

40A....... Self‑incrimination .............................................................................. 54

Division 2--Conferral of status of member and conferral of commissions           55

40B....... AFP employees who are members of the Australian Federal Police 55

40C....... Determination of competency or qualification requirements ........... 55

40D....... Commissioned police officers ........................................................... 55

Division 3--Special members                                                                                 57

40E........ Special members ............................................................................... 57

Division 3A--Conferral of status of protective service officer             58

40EA..... AFP employees who are protective service officers ........................ 58

40EB..... Determination of competency or qualification requirements ........... 58

Division 3B--Special protective service officers                                         59

40EC..... Special protective service officers .................................................... 59

40ED..... Powers and duties of special protective service officers .................. 59

Division 4--Secondment                                                                                            60

40F........ Secondment of AFP employees to other police forces etc. .............. 60

40G....... Effect of secondment on status as AFP employee etc. .................... 61

Division 5--Assignment and suspension of duties etc.                            62

40H....... Assignment of duties etc. ................................................................. 62

40J........ Suspension from duties etc. .............................................................. 62

Division 6--Declarations of serious misconduct                                          64

40K....... Termination of employment for serious misconduct ....................... 64

Division 7--Submission of financial statements                                            65

40L........ Financial statements ......................................................................... 65

Division 8--Drug testing                                                                                           66

40LA..... Alcohol screening tests ..................................................................... 66

40M...... Alcohol breath tests and prohibited drug tests ................................. 66

40N....... Alcohol breath tests and prohibited drug tests after certain incidents 67

40P........ Regulations ....................................................................................... 69

40PA..... Managers who may require alcohol screening tests .......................... 70

40Q....... Admissibility of test results etc. in legal proceedings ...................... 70

40R....... Approval of screening devices .......................................................... 70

Part V--Professional standards and AFP conduct and practices issues 72

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             72

Subdivision A--Objects and simplified outline of Part                                       72

40RA.... Object of this Part ............................................................................ 72

40RB..... Simplified outline of this Part ........................................................... 72

Subdivision B--Professional standards for AFP appointees                             73

40RC..... Commissioner may determine professional standards ..................... 73

Subdivision C--Unit within Australian Federal Police to undertake professional standards functions         74

40RD.... Unit to be constituted ....................................................................... 74

40RE..... Head of unit ...................................................................................... 74

40RF..... Assignment of members, and special members, to unit .................... 75

40RG.... Member or special member in unit may be directed to perform other duties           76

Subdivision D--AFP conduct issues and AFP practices issues                        76

40RH.... AFP conduct issues .......................................................................... 76

40RI...... AFP practices issues ........................................................................ 77

40RJ...... Exclusion of certain employment action ........................................... 77

Subdivision E--Categories of AFP conduct issues and managers                    78

40RK.... Categories of conduct ....................................................................... 78

40RL..... Categories of AFP conduct issues .................................................... 79

40RM... AFP Commissioner and Ombudsman to determine the kinds of conduct that are to be category 1, category 2 or category 3 conduct ............................................................................ 79

40RN.... Category 1 conduct ........................................................................... 79

40RO.... Category 2 conduct ........................................................................... 80

40RP..... Category 3 conduct ........................................................................... 80

40RQ.... Managers for particular categories of AFP conduct issues .............. 81

Division 2--Raising AFP conduct and practices issues with the AFP for action under Division 3         82

40SA..... Giving information that raises an AFP conduct or practices issue ... 82

40SB..... Arrangements for person in custody to give information ................. 83

40SC..... Recording and dealing with information given under section 40SA .. 84

40SD..... Commissioner may decide that AFP conduct issue should be dealt with under this Part        85

40SE...... Recording and dealing with information referred under section 40SD 86

Division 3--Dealing with AFP conduct or practices issues                    87

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                    87

40TA.... Commissioner's orders about how AFP conduct or practices issues are dealt with                87

40TB..... Dealing with related AFP conduct issues that have different categories 88

40TC..... Training and development action ...................................................... 88

40TD.... Remedial action ................................................................................. 88

40TE..... Termination action ............................................................................ 89

Subdivision B--Discretion to take no further action in relation to issue       90

40TF..... Discretion to take no further action in relation to AFP conduct or practices issue 90

Subdivision C--Dealing with category 1 and category 2 conduct issues        92

40TG.... When Subdivision applies ................................................................ 92

40TH.... How issue is dealt with .................................................................... 92

40TI...... Action that may be taken in relation to category 1 conduct ............. 93

40TJ...... Action that may be taken in relation to category 2 conduct ............. 93

40TK.... AFP practices issue identified in course of dealing with AFP conduct issue           94

Subdivision D--Dealing with category 3 conduct issues and corruption issues 94

40TL..... When Subdivision applies ................................................................ 94

40TM... Head of unit constituted under section 40RD to notify Ombudsman of category 3 conduct issues       95

40TN.... Head of unit constituted under section 40RD generally allocates issues for investigation       95

40TO.... Commissioner must allocate issue to someone outside unit constituted under section 40RD in certain circumstances .......................................................................................................... 95

40TP..... Persons eligible to have category 3 conduct issue or corruption issue allocated to them         96

40TQ.... How category 3 conduct issue or corruption issue is dealt with ...... 96

40TR..... Recommendations that may be made in relation to category 3 conduct or corrupt conduct    97

40TS..... Investigative powers ......................................................................... 98

40TU.... Report of investigation ..................................................................... 98

40TV..... Taking action on report .................................................................... 98

40TW.... AFP practices issue identified in course of dealing with AFP conduct issue           99

Subdivision E--Dealing with AFP practices issues                                             99

40TX.... Commissioner to ensure that appropriate action is taken in relation to AFP practices issue 99

Division 4--Ministerially directed inquiries                                                 100

40UA.... Minister may arrange special inquiries ........................................... 100

40UB.... Minister to inform certain persons and bodies of inquiry .............. 100

40UC.... Division 3 investigation may be suspended pending outcome of inquiry                101

40UD.... Reports of special inquiries ............................................................ 101

Division 5--Investigative powers                                                                       103

40VA.... Application of Division .................................................................. 103

40VB..... Manner of conducting investigation or inquiry .............................. 103

40VC..... Obtaining information and making inquiries ................................... 104

40VD.... Relationship with other laws .......................................................... 104

40VE..... Directions to AFP appointee ......................................................... 104

40VF..... Entering and searching AFP premises ............................................ 107

40VG.... Special powers if investigator conducting inquiry under Division 4 108

40VH.... Offences .......................................................................................... 110

Division 6--Record keeping                                                                                 111

40WA... Record keeping ............................................................................... 111

40WB.... Records about corruption issues .................................................... 111

Division 7--Ombudsman review                                                                         113

40XA.... Annual reviews by Ombudsman .................................................... 113

40XB.... Ad hoc reviews by Ombudsman .................................................... 113

40XC.... Commissioner to provide information and access to documents ... 113

40XD.... Annual reports by Ombudsman ..................................................... 113

Division 8--Offences                                                                                                 115

40YA.... Victimisation ................................................................................... 115

40YB..... Providing false information about AFP conduct or practices issues 115

40YC..... AFP appointees to provide name, etc. ........................................... 115

Division 9--Secrecy                                                                                                   117

40ZA.... Secrecy ............................................................................................ 117

Part VA--Loss of certain superannuation rights and benefits                   119

Division 1--Introductory                                                                                         119

41.......... Definitions ...................................................................................... 119

41A....... Old law members or staff members ................................................ 123

42.......... Related offences .............................................................................. 123

42A....... Abscond .......................................................................................... 123

42B....... Charge with offence ........................................................................ 124

42C....... Conviction and quashing of conviction ........................................... 124

42D....... Property of a person ...................................................................... 125

42E........ Dealing with property .................................................................... 126

42F........ Effective control of property ......................................................... 126

42G....... Sufficient consideration .................................................................. 126

42H....... Application of Part to convictions and offences ............................ 127

42J........ Crown bound .................................................................................. 127

Division 2--Loss of superannuation: corruption offences                     128

43.......... Notice of charge etc. ....................................................................... 128

44.......... Authority to apply for superannuation order ................................ 128

45.......... Application for superannuation order ............................................ 129

45A....... Application for superannuation order: evidence ............................ 129

46.......... Superannuation orders .................................................................... 130

46A....... When does a superannuation order take effect? ............................. 133

47.......... Effect of superannuation order ....................................................... 133

47A....... Superannuation orders: variation .................................................... 135

47B....... Superannuation orders: revocation ................................................. 135

Division 3A--Restraining orders                                                                        137

49A....... Application for restraining order .................................................... 137

49B....... Making of restraining orders ........................................................... 137

49C....... Restraining order may be subject to conditions .............................. 138

49D....... Affidavit of police officer needed in certain cases .......................... 139

49E........ Notice of application for restraining order ..................................... 140

49EA..... Extension of certain restraining orders ............................................ 140

49F........ Persons who may appear and adduce evidence .............................. 140

49G....... Witnesses not required to answer questions etc. in certain cases ... 141

49H....... Notice of restraining orders ............................................................ 141

49J........ Ancillary orders .............................................................................. 141

49K....... Charge on property subject to restraining order ............................. 143

49L........ Registration of restraining orders .................................................... 144

49M...... Contravention of restraining orders ................................................ 145

49N....... Restraining orders: revocation ........................................................ 145

49P........ When do restraining orders cease to have effect? ........................... 146

49Q....... Extension of period of effect of restraining orders ......................... 147

49R....... Notice of applications .................................................................... 147

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                     148

51.......... Person ceases to be an AFP employee: persons charged with corruption offences                 148

53A....... Court may lift corporate veil etc. ................................................... 149

54.......... Amounts payable under section 46, 47, 47B or 51 ........................ 150

54A....... Multiple payments in respect of same employee contributions not allowed          151

55.......... Possible superannuation order not to be taken into account in sentencing               151

56.......... Constitution of appropriate courts ................................................ 151

Part VI--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   153

60A....... Secrecy ............................................................................................ 153

61.......... Awards for bravery etc. .................................................................. 154

63.......... Personation etc. of member or special member .............................. 155

63A....... Personation etc. of protective service officer or special protective service officer   155

63B....... Possession of documents etc. ......................................................... 156

64.......... Assault etc. ..................................................................................... 156

64A....... Members in uniform to wear identification numbers ..................... 156

64AAA. Protective service officers in uniform to wear identification numbers 157

64AA.... Suspended AFP employees who are members ............................... 157

64AAB. Suspended AFP employees who are protective service officers .... 158

64B....... Liability for wrongful acts of members .......................................... 158

66.......... Protection of persons in respect of work reports .......................... 159

67.......... Annual reports ................................................................................ 160

68.......... Proof of appointment, status of member etc. ................................. 160

68A....... Certificates in relation to transferred PSOs .................................... 163

69.......... Prohibition of patronage and favouritism ....................................... 164

69A....... Persons engaged overseas as employees ......................................... 164

69B....... Limited operation of Workplace Relations Act .............................. 165

69C....... Delegation ....................................................................................... 165

69D....... Secondment of persons to assist the Australian Federal Police ..... 165

69E........ Commissioner may charge for certain protective services .............. 166

70.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 166

Part VII--Transitional                                                                                                      169

71.......... Interpretation of Part VII ............................................................... 169

75.......... Recognition of previous service for certain purposes .................... 169

77.......... Accrued leave .................................................................................. 169

80.......... Powers and duties in relation to Commonwealth places ................ 170

Notes                                                                                                                                           171


  

Notes to the Australian Federal Police Act 1979

Note 1

The Australian Federal Police Act 1979 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 58, 1979 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Australian Federal Police Act 1979 was amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI 2006 No. 50 as amended by SLI 2006 No. 119). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 7 March 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Federal Police Act 1979

58, 1979

15 June 1979

Ss. 1, 2, 4, 6, Div. 1 of Part IV (ss.
17--22), ss. 28 and 70: Royal Assent
Remainder: 19 Oct 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S206)

 

Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1979

155, 1979

28 Nov 1979

19 Oct 1979 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1979, No. S206)

--

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1980

69, 1980

28 May 1980

28 May 1980

--

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1981

22, 1981

9 Apr 1981

1 May 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1982, No. S79)

S. 3(2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982

80, 1982

22 Sept 1982

Part XI (ss. 25--30): 20 Oct 1982 (a)

--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983

39, 1983

20 June 1983

(b)

--

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1984

117, 1984

18 Oct 1984

(see 117, 1984 below)

--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983

91, 1983

22 Nov 1983

(c)

--

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1984

117, 1984

18 Oct 1984

(see 117, 1984 below)

--

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1985

121, 1985

28 Oct 1985

28 Oct 1985

Ss. 19 and 20

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1984

117, 1984

18 Oct 1984

Ss. 1, 2 and 9: Royal Assent
Remainder: 20 Oct 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S419)

S. 19(1)--(9) and (12)

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1985

121, 1985

28 Oct 1985

28 Oct 1985

Ss. 19 and 20

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1986

35, 1986

24 June 1986

S. 3: 1 Dec 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S577)
Ss. 5, 9(1) and
10--12: 29 May 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S149)
S. 9(2): 28 Oct 1985 (see s. 2(4))
Remainder: Royal Assent

Ss. 6(2), (3), 7(2) and (3)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988

38, 1988

3 June 1988

S. 3: Royal Assent (d)

S. 5(1)

Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

87, 1988

8 Nov 1988

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Remainder: 1 Mar 1989 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1989, No. S53)

Ss. 7(5), 12, 24 and 87

A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

109, 1988

6 Dec 1989

S. 32 (in part): 7 Dec 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S374) (e)
S. 32 (in part): 11 May 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S164) (e)

S. 5

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988

120, 1988

14 Dec 1988

Ss. 17--19: Royal Assent (f)
S. 20: 21 Dec 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S384) (f)

S. 19(2)

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 1989

71, 1989

21 June 1989

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Ss. 3--6, 8--14 and 16--18: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S222)
Remainder: 4 Dec 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S373)

--

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1989

147, 1989

27 Nov 1989

Ss. 1--20 and 22: 4 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1989, No. S373)
Remainder: 21 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(2))

--

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2)1989

153, 1989

17 Dec 1989

Ss. 1, 2, 61 and 62: Royal Assent
S. 11: 1 July 1991
Ss. 38 and 71: 1 Jan 1991
Remainder: 1 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1989, No. S397)

Ss. 4 and
53--60

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991

28, 1991

4 Mar 1991

S. 74(1): Royal Assent (g)

--

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989

11, 1990

17 Jan 1990

Part 2 (ss. 3--5): 14 Feb 1990 (h)

S. 5(2)

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991

28, 1991

4 Mar 1991

Part 2 (ss. 3--19): Royal Assent (i)

--

Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991

122, 1991

27 June 1991

Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15--20: 1 Dec 1988
Ss. 28(b)--(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 31(2)

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 1996

43, 1996

25 Oct 1996

Schedule 3 (item 31): 27 June 1991 (j)

--

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991

123, 1991

23 Aug 1991

Ss. 1--4: Royal Assent
Part 8 (ss. 35--37): 6 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S330)
S. 51: 23 Feb 1992 (see s. 2(5))
Remainder: 20 Sept 1991

Ss. 6(2), 9 and 10(2)

Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992

94, 1992

30 June 1992

S. 3: 1 July 1990
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 5

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992

164, 1992

11 Dec 1992

Part 1 (ss. 1, 2) and Parts 3--11 (ss. 18--53): 8 Jan 1993
Remainder: 1 Feb 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN1)

--

Qantas Sale Act 1992

196, 1992

21 Dec 1992

Schedule (Part 1): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (k)
Schedule (Part 5): 30 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S324) (k)

S. 2(6) (am. by 60, 1993, s. 4; 168, 1994, Sch. [item 17])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1993

60, 1993

3 Nov 1993

10 Mar 1993

--

Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994

168, 1994

16 Dec 1994

Schedule (item 17): Royal Assent (l)

--

Witness Protection Act 1994

124, 1994

18 Oct 1994

18 Apr 1995

S. 29

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994

182, 1994

19 Dec 1994

S. 31: 16 Jan 1995 (m)

--

Australian Federal Police Amendment Act 1996

27, 1996

8 July 1996

5 Aug 1996

--

Statute Law Revision Act 1996

43, 1996

25 Oct 1996

Schedule 5 (items 22--25): Royal Assent (n)

--

Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996

60, 1996

25 Nov 1996

Schedule 19 (items 5, 6): Royal Assent (o)

--

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997

20, 1997

7 Apr 1997

Schedule 1 (items 1--8): Royal Assent (p)

--

Telecommunications (Interception) and Listening Device Amendment Act 1997

160, 1997

11 Nov 1997

Schedule 2: 1 Feb 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. GN3) (q)

S. 3 (rep. by 151, 1999, Sch. 2)

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 1999

151, 1999

11 Nov 1999

11 Nov 1999

--

Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998

48, 1998

29 June 1998

Schedule 1 (items 7--9): Royal Assent (r)

S. 2(3) (rep. by 44, 1999, Sch. 6 [item 15])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999

44, 1999

17 June 1999

Schedule 6 (item 16): Royal Assent (s)

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Schedule 1 (items 170, 171): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (t)

--

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000

9, 2000

7 Mar 2000

2 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S328)

Sch. 3 (items
1--19, 34, 35) [see Table A]

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000

137, 2000

24 Nov 2000

Ss. 1--3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9--11, 32): Royal Assent
Remainder: 24 May 2001

Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

24, 2001

6 Apr 2001

S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 2: (u)

S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]