NATIONAL CRIMES COMMISSION ACT 1982 No. 138, 1982 - SECT 7 Functions

NATIONAL CRIMES COMMISSION ACT 1982 No. 138, 1982 - SECT 7

7. (1) Subject to sections 8 and 10, the functions of the Commission are-

   (a)  to investigate of its own motion or at the request of the
        Attorney-General-

        (i)    any circumstance suggesting that an offence may have been, or
               may be being, committed against a law of the Commonwealth or of
               a Territory;

        (ii)   any allegation that an offence has been, or is being, committed
               against a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory;

        (iii)  any circumstance suggesting that a person has or may have, or
               any allegation that a person has, influenced or attempted to
               influence an officer of the Commonwealth or an
               officer of a Territory to do any act or thing contrary to law
               or to his duty or authority as such an officer; and

        (iv)   any activity that is, or appears to be, impeding the
               implementation or enforcement of a law of the Commonwealth or
               of a Territory;

   (b)  to assemble, with a view to the prosecution of the offender, any
        evidence of the commission of an offence against a law of the
        Commonwealth or of a Territory that it obtains in the course of its
        investigations and to furnish any such evidence in accordance with
        this Act to the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police or to
        the Attorney-General or a person nominated by him;

   (c)  as required, to coordinate its activities with the activities of
        authorities and persons in other countries performing functions
        similar to the functions of the Commission; and

   (d)  when requested by the Attorney-General, to furnish advice to him as to
        the likely effect (if any) on the incidence of crime of proposed laws
        of the Commonwealth or of a Territory, or of existing or proposed
        administrative practices or arrangements, referred to in the request.

(2) The Commission shall, in the course of investigating circumstances,
allegations and activities referred to in paragraph (1) (a), seek, so far as
practicable, to direct its activities in relation to-

   (a)  organized criminal activities, that is to say, offences that appear to
        be connected with one another and involve several offenders and
        substantial planning and organization;

   (b)  offences involving the use of sophisticated methods, planning or
        techniques; and

   (c)  bribery or corruption involving officers of the Commonwealth or
        officers of a Territory.