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of an agency or a person who is an approving officer for an agency under subsection (4) may, in writing, declare persons to be designated officers for the purposes of subsection (5).

"(8) A declaration under subsection (7) may only be made in relation to a person who is a staff member of an agency.

"(9) A person who is a designated officer of an agency ceases to be a designated officer of that agency if the person ceases to be a staff member of that agency.".

(2) An approval in force under subsection 55(2) of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section has effect after that commencement as if it were an approval under subsection 55(3) of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

(3) A declaration of a person as a designated technical officer in force under subsection 55(6) of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section has effect after that commencement as a declaration of a designated officer as if it had been made under subsection 55(7) of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

Revocation of warrant issued to Australian Federal Police

18. Section 56 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) "the Commissioner of Police or a Deputy Commissioner of Police" and substituting "a certifying officer of the Australian Federal Police".

Revocation of warrant by chief officer of other agency

  19. Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting from paragraph (3)(b) "the instrument" and substituting "a copy of the instrument";

  (b) by adding at the end the following subsection:

     "(4) The chief officer of an agency may delegate his or her power under subsection (2) to a certifying officer of the agency.".

Notification to Managing Director of carrier of issue or revocation of certain warrants

    20. Section 60 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from paragraph (1)(d) "prescribed" and substituting "certifying";

  (b) by omitting subsection (4).

Evidentiary certificates

  21. Section 61 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting in subsection (1) "or secretary" after "Managing Director";

    (b) by inserting in subsection (2) "or secretary" after "Managing Director";

    (c) by omitting subsections (3), (4) and (5) and substituting the following subsections:

     "(3) A certifying officer of the Australian Federal Police may issue a written certificate signed by him or her setting out such facts as he or she considers relevant with respect to acts or things done in order to enable, or in connection with enabling, a warrant issued under section 45 or 46 to another agency to be executed.

     "(4) A certifying officer of an agency may issue a written certificate signed by him