Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00612:section:4:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00612
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 5/10)
Character Range: 18472–21345

or employee of such an authority or body;
but does not include an officer of a Territory.
official matter means any of the following (whether past, present or contingent):
 (a) a determination referred to in subsection 28(2);
 (b) a special ACC operation/investigation;
 (c) an examination held by an examiner;
 (d) a court proceeding.
Ombudsman means the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
ONI means the Office of National Intelligence.
participating State means a State the Premier of which:
 (a) has notified the Prime Minister that the State will participate in the activities of the Inter‑Governmental Committee; and
 (b) has not subsequently notified the Prime Minister that the State will not participate in the activities of the Committee.
passport means an Australian passport or a passport issued by the Government of a country other than Australia.
permissible purpose means one or more of the following purposes:
 (a) performing functions referred to in section 7A or 7C;
 (b) preventing, detecting, investigating, prosecuting or punishing:
 (i) criminal offences or activities that might constitute criminal offences (including under a law of a foreign country); or
 (ii) contraventions of a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory imposing a penalty or sanction (including taking civil remedies in relation to contraventions of such laws); or
 (iii) seriously improper conduct (including professional misconduct or misconduct by a public official);
 (c) preventing, detecting or investigating threats to national security;
 (d) preventing serious threats to an individual's life, health or safety, or to public health or public safety;
 (e) enforcing laws (including laws of foreign countries) relating to proceeds of crime;
 (f) enforcing laws (including laws of foreign countries) relating to unexplained wealth;
 (g) protecting public revenue;
 (h) developing government policy;
 (i) researching criminology;
 (j) any other purpose prescribed by the regulations.
post‑charge:
 (a) a use or disclosure of examination material or derivative material is a post‑charge use or disclosure if the use or disclosure happens at a time when:
 (i) the examinee has been charged with a related offence and that charge is still to be resolved; or
 (ii) such a charge is imminent; or
 (b) material is post‑charge examination material if the material becomes examination material at a time when:
 (i) the examinee has been charged with a related offence and that charge is still to be resolved; or
 (ii) such a charge is imminent; or
 (c) an examination is a post‑charge examination if the examination commences at a time when:
 (i) the examinee has been charged with a related offence and that charge is still to be resolved; or
 (ii) such a charge is imminent; or
 (d) a summons is a post‑charge summons if the summons is issued to a person at a time when:
 (i) the person