Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In addition to any other powers and duties, a member has:
(a) the powers and duties that are conferred or imposed by or under a law of the Commonwealth on:
(i) a constable; or
(ii) a constable of a particular rank, if a declaration under subsection (2A) is in force that the member is of that rank for the purposes of this subparagraph; and
(b) when performing functions in the Australian Capital Territory--the powers and duties conferred or imposed on a constable or on an officer of police by or under any law (including the common law) of the Territory; and
(ba) when performing functions in the Jervis Bay Territory--the powers and duties conferred or imposed on a constable or an officer of police by or under any law (including the common law) of the Territory; and
(bb) when performing functions in an External Territory--the powers and duties conferred or imposed on a constable or an officer of police by or under any law (including the common law) of the Territory; and
(bc) when performing functions in the Northern Territory:
(i) the powers and duties conferred or imposed on a constable or an officer of police by or under any law (including the common law) of the Territory; and
(ii) any powers and duties conferred on the member by virtue of his or her appointment as a Special Constable of the Police Force of the Northern Territory by or under a law of the Territory; and
(c) in relation to the following:
(i) the laws of the Commonwealth;
(ii) matters in connection with property of the Commonwealth or of an authority of the Commonwealth;
(iii) matters arising on or in connection with land or premises owned or occupied by the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth;
(iv) the safeguarding of Commonwealth interests;
(iva) the investigation of State offences that have a federal aspect;
the powers and duties that are conferred or imposed, in the place in which the member is acting, on:
(v) a constable or an officer of police; or
(vi) a constable, or an officer of police, of a particular rank, if a declaration under subsection (2B) is in force that the member is of that rank for the purposes of this subparagraph.
(2) Where any provisions of a law of a State apply in relation to offences against the laws of the Commonwealth or of a Territory, those provisions so apply as if:
(a) any reference in those provisions to a constable or to an officer of police included a reference to a member; and
(b) if a declaration is in force under subsection (2B) that a member is of a particular rank for the purposes of this paragraph--any reference in those provisions to an officer of police of that rank included a reference to the member.
(2A) The Commissioner may, by writing, declare that a member is of a particular rank for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii).
(2B) The Commissioner may, by writing, declare that a member is of a particular rank (the State law rank ) for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(c)(vi) or paragraph (2)(b) if:
(a) a declaration is in force under subsection (2A) that the member is of a particular rank (the Commonwealth law rank ); and
(b) the Commissioner considers the State law rank is equivalent to the Commonwealth law rank.
(2C) Unless it ceases to be in force sooner, a declaration under subsection (2B) ceases to be in force when the declaration under subsection (2A) ceases to be in force.
(3) In paragraph (1)(a):
"constable" includes a member of the Police Force of a State or Territory.