TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 6G Officer of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 6G

  (1)   A reference in this Act to an officer of the Commonwealth includes a reference to:

  (a)   a person holding, or acting in, an office (including a judicial office) or appointment, or employed, under a law of the Commonwealth;

  (b)   a person who is, or is a member of, an authority or body established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, or is an officer or employee of such an authority or body; and

  (c)   an officer of the Australian Capital Territory;

but does not include a reference to an officer of the Northern Territory or of an external Territory.

  (2)   A reference in this Act to an officer of a State includes a reference to:

  (a)   a person holding, or acting in, an office (including a judicial office) or appointment, or employed, under a law of the State; and

  (b)   a person who is, or is a member of, an authority or body established for a public purpose by or under a law of the State, or is an officer or employee of such an authority or body.

  (3)   A reference in this Act to an officer of a Territory includes a reference to:

  (a)   a person holding, or acting in, an office (including a judicial office) or appointment, or employed, under a law of the Territory; and

  (b)   a person who is, or is a member of, an authority or body established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Territory, or is an officer or employee of such an authority or body.