Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES REGULATIONS 1990 - REG 4BA

                For paragraph (b) of the definition of authorising person in subsection 15XA (1) of the Act, the following classes of persons in a Commonwealth participating agency are prescribed:

                (a)    if the participating agency is the Australian Federal Police:

                          (i)    any senior executive AFP employee of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of section 25 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ; or

                         (ii)    any Deputy Commissioner of Police within the meaning of section 6 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ;

               (b)    if the participating agency is the Australian Customs Service -- any member of staff of the Australian Customs Service who is a Senior Executive Service employee;

                (c)    if the participating agency is the ACC -- any SES employee who is a member of the staff of the ACC within the meaning of section 47 of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 ;

               (d)    if the participating agency is the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation -- any senior officer of the Organisation as defined in section 24 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ;

                (e)    if the participating agency is the Australian Secret Intelligence Service ( ASIS ) -- any employee of ASIS who is designated as a senior executive employee by the Director‑General of ASIS under section 33 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 ;

                (f)    if the participating agency is the Australian Taxation Office -- any Deputy Commissioner as defined in section 2 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .