Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMPLAINTS (AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE) ACT 1981 No. 21 of 1981 - SECT 21

PART III - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OMBUDSMAN

Division 1 - Preliminary
21. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears -



"authorized person" means -

   (a)  a person appointed by the Ombudsman to be an authorized person for the
        purposes of this Part; or

   (b)  a person included in a class of persons determined by the Ombudsman,
        by writing under his hand, to be a class of authorized persons for the
        purposes of this Part;



"Deputy Ombudsman" means a Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman;



"enactment" means -

   (a)  an Act;

   (b)  an Ordinance of the Australian Capital Territory; or

   (c)  an instrument (including rules, regulations or by-laws) made under an
        Act or under such an Ordinance;



"Ordinance", in relation to the Australian Capital Territory, includes a law
of a State that applies, or the provisions of a law of a State that apply, in
the Territory by virtue of an enactment.

(2) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears -

   (a)  references to a Department;

   (b)  references to an officer, or a principal officer, in relation to a
        Department or a prescribed authority;

   (c)  references to the responsible Minister, in relation to a matter or to
        action taken in relation to a matter; and

   (d)  subject to sub-section (3), references to a prescribed authority, have
        the same respective meanings as they have in the Ombudsman Act 1976.

(3) In this Part, a reference to a prescribed authority shall be construed as
not including a reference to the Australian Federal Police.

(4) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a
complaint concerning action taken by a member shall be construed as including
a reference to a complaint concerning action taken by the Australian Federal
Police.

(5) In this Part, a reference to a complaint that is, in substance, about the
practices and procedures of the Australian Federal Police shall be construed
as a reference to a complaint that is, in substance, about the rules, orders
and instructions (including the General Orders and General Instructions) in
accordance with which the member to whom the complaint relates is required to
perform his duties or about the practices and procedures ordinarily followed
by members in the performance of their duties.