Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION) NORTHERN TERRITORY ACT - SECT 3

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police for the Northern Territory;

"Commonwealth Act" means the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 ;

"Commonwealth Minister" means the Minister administering the Commonwealth Act;

"Commonwealth Ombudsman" means the office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman established by the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth;

"contravene" includes fail to comply with;

"inspecting officer" means -

(a) the Ombudsman; or

(b) an employee (within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act ) to whom the Ombudsman has delegated a function or functions in relation to an inspection;

"inspection" means an inspection under Division 1 of Part 3;

"Ombudsman" means the Ombudsman for the Northern Territory appointed under the Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Act ;

"Police Force" means the Police Force of the Northern Territory established by the Police Administration Act ,

"possession" includes custody and control.

(2) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, each of the following expressions has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act:

(a) agency;

(b) certifying officer;

(c) [omitted]

(d) premises;

(e) restricted record;

(f) warrant;

(g) any other expression not defined in subsection (1) but defined in the Commonwealth Act.

(3) A reference to a member of the Police Force is to be read as a reference to an officer of the Police Force for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act.