Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908:clause:2_15xa:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908
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Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 15XA (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 36890–39884

15XA  Definitions etc.

 (1) In this Part:
approved officer means an officer or foreign officer referred to in an authorisation under paragraph 15XI(2)(c).

approved person means a person referred to in an authorisation under subparagraph 15XI(2)(d)(i).

authorisation means an authorisation that is in force under section 15XG or 15XH.

authorisation conditions means conditions to which an authorisation is subject under paragraph 15XI(2)(j).

authorising person means:
 (a) the head of a participating agency; or
 (b) a person in a participating agency, included in a prescribed class of persons, who is authorised in writing by the head of the agency.

Commonwealth agency means:
 (a) the Commonwealth; or
 (b) an authority of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth participating agency means one of the following agencies:
 (a) the Australian Federal Police;
 (b) the Australian Customs Service;
 (c) the National Crime Authority;
 (d) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation;
 (e) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service;
 (h) the Australian Taxation Office;
 (i) any other Commonwealth agency specified in the regulations.

foreign officer means an officer, however described, of an agency that has responsibility for:
 (a) law enforcement in a foreign country; or
 (b) intelligence gathering for a foreign country; or
 (c) security of a foreign country.

issuing agency means:
 (a) a Commonwealth agency; or
 (b) a non‑government body;
that is referred to in an authorisation under paragraph 15XI(2)(f).

issuing evidence of an assumed identity includes making an entry in a record of information in respect of the assumed identity.

non‑government body means a body that is not managed or controlled by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or the Government of a State or Territory.

participating agency means either a Commonwealth participating agency or a State or Territory participating agency.

State or Territory participating agency means:
 (a) the police force of a State or Territory; or
 (b) one of the following bodies:
 (i) the Independent Commission Against Corruption established under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 of New South Wales;
 (ii) the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission established by the Criminal Justice Act 1989 of Queensland;
 (iii) the Western Australian Anti‑Corruption Commission established by the Anti‑Corruption Act 1988 of Western Australia;
 (iv) a similar body established under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (c) one of the following bodies:
 (i) the New South Wales Crime Commission established under the New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 of New South Wales;
 (ii) the Queensland Crime Commission established by the Crime Commission Act 1997 of Queensland;
 (iii) a similar body established under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (ca) the Police Integrity Commission established by the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 of New South Wales; or
 (d) any other body or agency of a State or Territory