Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00612:section:7c:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00612
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7C (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 45954–48902

7C  Functions of the Board
 (1) The Board has the following functions:
 (a) to determine national criminal intelligence priorities;
 (aa) to determine priorities in relation to national policing information systems and services;
 (b) to provide strategic direction to the ACC and to determine the priorities of the ACC;
 (c) to authorise, by determination made under subsection (2), an intelligence operation to occur;
 (d) to authorise, by determination made under subsection (3), an investigation relating to a federally relevant crime to occur;
 (e) to determine, in writing, the class or classes of persons to participate in such an operation or investigation;
 (f) to establish task forces;
 (g) to disseminate to law enforcement agencies or foreign law enforcement agencies, or to any other agency or body of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory prescribed by the regulations, strategic criminal intelligence assessments provided to the Board by the ACC;
 (ga) to make recommendations to the Minister about expenditure from the National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account;
 (gb) to make recommendations to the Minister about charges for national policing information services (including criminal history checks);
 (gc) to determine, in writing, policies and give directions to the CEO in relation to the following:
 (i) disclosing national policing information;
 (ii) approving a body as an accredited body;
 (gd) to determine, in writing, any conditions or restrictions in relation to providing nationally coordinated criminal history checks;
 (h) to report to the Inter‑Governmental Committee on the ACC's performance;
 (i) such other functions as are conferred on the Board by other provisions of this Act.
Note: The CEO must determine, in writing, the head of a special ACC operation or a special ACC investigation: see subsection 46A(2A).

Special ACC operations/investigations
 (2) The Board may make a determination, in writing, authorising an intelligence operation to occur.
Note 1A: An intelligence operation that the Board has authorised to occur under this subsection is a special ACC operation (see the definition of special ACC operation in subsection 4(1)).
Note 1: See also subsection 7G(4) for the voting rule that applies in relation to such a determination.
Note 2: See also Division 2 for the examination powers available if a determination is made.
 (3) The Board may make a determination, in writing, authorising an investigation relating to a federally relevant crime to occur.
Note 1A: An investigation relating to a federally relevant crime that the Board has authorised to occur under this subsection is a special ACC investigation (see the definition of special ACC investigation in subsection 4(1)).
Note 1: See also subsection 7G(4) for the voting rule that applies in relation to such a determination.
Note 2: See also Division 2 for the examination powers available if a determination