Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting "a member" (wherever occurring) from the definition of
"minor complaint" in subsection (1) and substituting "an AFP appointee";
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "member", "member of
the Australian Federal Police" and "staff member";
(c) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:
" 'AFP appointee' means:
(a) a member of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of
subsection 6(2) of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; or
(b) a staff member of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of
subsection 6(3) of that Act; or
(c) a special member of the Australian Federal Police appointed under
section 27 of that Act;
'Federal police officer' means:
(a) a member of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of
subsection 6(2) of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; or
(b) a special member of the Australian Federal Police appointed under
section 27 of that Act;";
(d) by omitting from paragraph (3)(a) "members" (wherever occurring) and
substituting "AFP appointees";
(e) by omitting from paragraph (3)(b) "member" (wherever occurring) and
substituting "AFP appointee";
(f) by omitting from paragraphs (3)(ba), (bb), (bc) and (bd) "a member"
(wherever occurring) and substituting "an AFP appointee";
(g) by omitting paragraph (3)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:
"(c) a reference to the charging of an AFP appointee in respect of a breach
of discipline is a reference to the institution of proceedings against the
appointee in respect of the breach in accordance with the prescribed
regulations;".