Western Australian Current Acts

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used in this Act
            
   4.      Act to bind the Crown

   PART 2 -- The Australian Crime Commission, the Board and the Inter-Governmental Committee

           Division 1 -- The Australian Crime Commission  

   5.      Functions of ACC
            
   6.      CEO to manage ACC operations/investigations
            
   7.      Counsel assisting ACC

           Division 2 -- The Board of the ACC  

   8.      Functions of the Board
            
   9.      Board meetings
            
   10.     Presiding at Board meetings
            
   11.     Quorum at Board meetings
            
   12.     Voting at Board meetings
            
   13.     Conduct of Board meetings
            
   14.     Resolutions outside of Board meetings
            
   15.     Board committees

           Division 3 -- The Inter-Governmental Committee  

   16.     Functions of Committee

   PART 3 -- Examinations  

   17.     Examinations
            
   18.     Conduct of examination
            
   19.     Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
            
   20.     Power to obtain documents
            
   21.     Disclosure of summons or notice may be prohibited
            
   22.     Offences of disclosure
            
   23.     Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions
            
   24.     Warrant for arrest of witness
            
   25.     False or misleading evidence
            
   26.     Protection of witnesses from harm or intimidation
            
   27.     Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses
            
   28.     Order for delivery to examiner of passport of witness

   PART 4 -- Search warrants  

   29.     Search warrants
            
   30.     Application by telephone for search warrants

   PART 5 -- Performance of functions and exercise of powers  

   31.     Consent of Board may be needed before functions can be performed
            
   32.     Functions not affected by State laws
            
   33.     Extent to which functions are conferred
            
   34.     Performance of functions
            
   35.     Functions of federal judicial officers
            
   36.     Limitation on challenge to Board determination
            
   37.     Cooperation with law enforcement agencies and coordination with overseas authorities
            
   38.     Incidental powers of ACC

   PART 6 -- General  

   39.     Double jeopardy
            
   40.     Arrangements for Board to obtain information or intelligence
            
   41.     Administrative arrangements with the Commonwealth
            
   42.     Judges to perform functions under the ACC Act
            
   43.     Furnishing of reports and information
            
   44.     Secrecy
            
   45.     Delegation
            
   46.     Liability for damages
            
   47.     Obstructing, hindering or disrupting the ACC or an examiner
            
   48.     Public meetings and bulletins
            
   49.     Annual report
            
   50.     Tabling of the review of the ACC Act
            
   51.     Review of Act
            
   52.     Things done for multiple purposes
            
   53.     Regulations

   PART 7 -- Transitional  

   54.     Terms used in this PART
            
   55.     Certain investigations taken to be special investigations
            
   56.     Assembling and giving evidence obtained by the NCA
            
   57.     Limitation on challenges to validity of references
            
   58.     Arrangements to obtain information or intelligence
            
   59.     Things seized under search warrants
            
   60.     Directions as to publication
            
   61.     Disclosure of summons or notice
            
   62.     Witness protection
            
   63.     Administrative arrangements in relation to the NCA
            
   64.     Secrecy obligations
            
   65.     Validation of administrative actions
            
   66.     Transitional regulations

   PART 8 -- Repeal of the National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act 1985 and amendments to other written laws  

   67.     National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act 1985 repealed
            
   68.     Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001 amended
            
   69.     Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 amended
            
   70.     First Home Owner Grant Regulations 2000 amended
            
   71.     Royal Commission (Custody of Records) Act 1992 amended
            
   72.     Surveillance Devices Act 1998 amended
            
   73.     Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 amended
            
   74.     Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996 amended
            
   75.     Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 amended
           Defined terms