Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00152:clause:1_27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00152
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27
Character Range: 143360–145997

27  The Dictionary in the Criminal Code
Insert:

Commonwealth public official means:
 (a) the Governor‑General; or
 (b) a person appointed to administer the Government of the Commonwealth under section 4 of the Constitution; or
 (c) a Minister; or
 (d) a Parliamentary Secretary; or
 (e) a member of either House of the Parliament; or
 (f) an individual who holds an appointment under section 67 of the Constitution; or
 (g) the Administrator, an Acting Administrator, or a Deputy Administrator, of the Northern Territory; or
 (h) the Administrator, an Acting Administrator, or a Deputy Administrator, of Norfolk Island; or
 (i) a Commonwealth judicial officer; or
 (j) an APS employee; or
 (k) an individual employed by the Commonwealth otherwise than under the Public Service Act 1999; or
 (l) a member of the Australian Defence Force; or
 (m) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or
 (n) an individual who holds or performs the duties of an office established by or under a law of the Commonwealth, other than:
 (i) the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976; or
 (ii) the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988; or
 (iii) the Corporations Law of the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (iv) the Norfolk Island Act 1979; or
 (v) the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978; or
 (vi) Part IX of the Workplace Relations Act 1996; or
 (o) an officer or employee of a Commonwealth authority; or
 (p) an individual who is a contracted service provider for a Commonwealth contract; or
 (q) an individual who is an officer or employee of a contracted service provider for a Commonwealth contract and who provides services for the purposes (whether direct or indirect) of the Commonwealth contract; or
 (r) an individual who exercises powers, or performs functions, conferred on the person by or under a law of the Commonwealth, other than:
 (i) the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976; or
 (ii) the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988; or
 (iii) the Corporations Law of the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (iv) the Norfolk Island Act 1979; or
 (v) the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978; or
 (vi) Part IX of the Workplace Relations Act 1996; or
 (vii) a provision specified in the regulations; or
 (s) an individual who exercises powers, or performs functions, conferred on the person under a law in force in the Territory of Christmas Island or the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (whether the law is a law of the Commonwealth or a law of the Territory concerned); or
 (t) the Registrar, or a Deputy Registrar, of Aboriginal Corporations.