Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018A00037
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Details: C2018A00037
- C2018A00037
Act No. 37 of 2018 as made
An Act to amend the law relating to the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales and the prosecution of offences on Norfolk Island, and for related purposes
Originating Bill: Investigation and Prosecution Measures Bill 2017
C2018A00037
No. 37, 2018
Schedule 1—Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales 3
Part 1—Definitions 3
Part 2—Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 4
Division 2—Transitional provisions 4
Part 3—Surveillance Devices Act 2004 7
Surveillance Devices Act 2004 7
Division 2—Transitional provisions 7
Part 4—General transitional provisions 10
Schedule 2—Functions and powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to Norfolk Island 12
Part 1—Amendment of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 12
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 12
Part 2—References to a law of a Territory 13
Part 3—Validation of things done under the Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Norfolk Island) Regulations 2017 14
Schedule 3—Procedure in criminal and civil matters relating to Norfolk Island 15
Norfolk Island Act 1979 15
This Act is the Investigation and Prosecution Measures Act 2018.
(b) the day the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2016 (NSW) commences.
Schedule 1—Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales
new Commission means the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales, as constituted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW) on and after the commencement of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2016 (NSW).
old Commission means the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales, as constituted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW) before the commencement of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2016 (NSW).
2 Subsection 5(1) (subparagraph (e)(i) of the definition of certifying officer)
Omit “the Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner,”, substitute “the Chief Commissioner, a Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner”.
3 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (e) of the definition of chief officer)
Omit “the Commissioner”, substitute “the Chief Commissioner”.
4 Subsection 5AC(6)
5 Paragraph 68(ea)
6 Transitional—warrants issued to the old Commission
(a) was issued to the old Commission under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; and
(b) was issued before the commencement of this Schedule; and
(c) was in force immediately before that commencement;
7 Transitional—authorisations made by an authorised officer of the old Commission
(a) was made by an authorised officer of the old Commission under Division 4 of Part 4‑1 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; and
8 Transitional—preservation notices given by the old Commission
(a) was given by the old Commission under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; and
continues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after that commencement as if it had been given by the new Commission.
9 Transitional—evidentiary certificates issued by a certifying officer of the old Commission
A written certificate that:
(a) was issued by a certifying officer of the old Commission under section 61, 107U, 130 or 185C of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; and
10 Transitional—transfer of information or documents acquired under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
(1) This item applies to information and documents that:
(a) are acquired by the old Commission before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule; and
(b) are information or documents of any of the following kinds:
(vii) information or documents disclosed under an authorisation made under Part 4‑1 of that Act;
(viii) any other information or documents lawfully acquired by the old Commission under that Act.
(2) Nothing in any law of the Commonwealth prevents the Commissioner of the old Commission from communicating that information or producing those documents to the new Commission on or after that commencement.
11 Subsection 6A(7) (table item 10)
(c) an Assistant Commissioner; or
(d) an executive level officer of the Commission whom the chief officer authorises under subsection (5)
12 Transitional—warrants issued to a law enforcement officer of the old Commission
(a) was issued under the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 to a law enforcement officer who belonged to or was seconded to the old Commission; and
continues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after that commencement as if it had been issued to a law enforcement officer who belonged to or was seconded to the new Commission.
13 Transitional—authorisations given by an appropriate authorising officer of the old Commission
(a) was given under the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 by an appropriate authorising officer of the old Commission; and
(b) was given before the commencement of this Schedule; and
14 Transitional—evidentiary certificates issued by an appropriate authorising officer of the old Commission
(a) was issued under section 62 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 by an appropriate authorising officer of the old Commission, or by a person assisting an appropriate authorising officer of the old Commission; and
15 Transitional—transfer of information or documents acquired under the Surveillance Devices Act 2004
(ii) any other information or documents lawfully acquired by the old Commission under the Surveillance Devices Act 2004.
Part 4—General transitional provisions
16 Transitional—things done or not done by, or in relation to, the old Commission
(1) For the purposes of a law of the Commonwealth, anything done or not done before the commencement of this Schedule by, or in relation to, a person mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table, has effect on and after that commencement as if it had been done or not done by, or in relation to, a person mentioned in column 2 of that item of the table.
Things done or not done by, or in relation to, the old Commission
A Commissioner of the new Commission
(2) To avoid doubt, a report that is required to be prepared or given under a law of the Commonwealth:
(b) about a thing done or not done by, or in relation to, a person mentioned in column 2 of an item of the table;
must, to the extent (if any) that the period to be covered by the report occurs before that commencement, cover such a thing done or not done by, or in relation to, a person mentioned in column 1 of that item of the table.
(3) Division 2 of Part 2 and Division 2 of Part 3 of this Schedule do not limit, and are not limited by, this item.
17 Transitional—transfer of other information or documents
(1) This item applies to information and documents that are lawfully acquired by the old Commission before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
(3) Items 10 and 15 of this Schedule do not limit, and are not limited by, this item.
18 Transitional—Minister may make rules
Schedule 2—Functions and powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to Norfolk Island
Part 1—Amendment of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
1 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of law of the Commonwealth)
2 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of law of the Commonwealth)
Omit “paragraph (aa), (a) or (b)”, substitute “paragraph (aa) or (a)”.
Part 2—References to a law of a Territory
3 References to a law of a Territory
To avoid doubt, in the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 and any instrument made under that Act, a reference to a law of a Territory includes a reference to a law in force in Norfolk Island at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this item.
Part 3—Validation of things done under the Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Norfolk Island) Regulations 2017
(1) This item applies if any amendment made by the Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Norfolk Island) Regulations 2017 is found to be invalid.
(2) The Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations 1984, as those regulations were purportedly amended by the Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Norfolk Island) Regulations 2017, are as valid and effective as they would have been if the amendment had been valid.
Schedule 3—Procedure in criminal and civil matters relating to Norfolk Island
(1) To avoid doubt, Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part VIIA of the Norfolk Island Act 1979, inserted by item 3 of this Schedule, applies in relation to the trial of an offence even if the trial has begun before the Subdivision commences.
(2) An order that was made under a provision of the Norfolk Island Regulations 2017 (the Regulations) described in column 1 of an item of the following table and was in force immediately before the commencement of Division 2 of Part VIIA of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 (the Act), inserted by item 3 of this Schedule, has effect on and after that commencement as if it were an order described in column 2 of the item.