Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 1985 No. 104, 1985 - SECT 14

14. (1) Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting from sub-section (4j) "(4HK), (4HL), (4HM),";

   (b)  by inserting in sub-section (4K) ", or a member of the staff of the
      Authority," after "Authority" (first occurring); and


   (c)  by inserting in sub-section (5) "or (m)" after "(k)".

(2) Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting "homes;" from paragraph (4) (j) and substituting "homes;
or";

   (b)  by omitting "enquiry; or" from paragraph (4) (k) and substituting

"enquiry.";

   (c)  by omitting paragraph (4) (m);

   (d)  by omitting paragraph (4A) (ba);

   (e)  by omitting", (b) and (ba)" from paragraph (4A) (c) and substituting

"and (b)";

   (f)  by omitting "or (4HJ) (e)" from sub-section (4F);

   (g)  by omitting sub-sections (4HA) to (4K), inclusive, and substituting
        the
following sub-section:

"(4J) A person to whom information has been communicated
under paragraph (4) (k) or under sub-section (4A), (4E) or (4F) shall
not be required to divulge or communicate that information to any
court."; and

   (h)  by omitting "or (m)" from sub-section (5).

(3) Where, before the commencement of this sub-section -

   (a)  information respecting the affairs of a person was communicated to
the National Crime Authority pursuant to paragraph 16 (4) (m) or

(4A) (ba) of the Principal Act or pursuant to an order made under
sub-section 16 (4HD) of the Principal Act; or

   (b)  the National Crime Authority, pursuant to section 56 of the National
Crime Authority Act 1984, took possession of a document or other
material that contains information respecting the affairs of a person,
being information that was communicated pursuant to paragraph
16 (4) (k) of the Principal Act to the Royal Commission referred to in
that section, then, notwithstanding the amendments made by sub-section (2) of
this section, section 16 of the Principal Act, as amended by sub-section (1)
of this section, continues after that commencement to apply in relation to the
information.