Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/33)
Character Range: 39998–42962

5  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACC means the Australian Crime Commission.
ACC Act means the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.
access, in relation to a stored communication, has the meaning given by section 6AA. This definition does not apply to Schedule 1.
accessible, in relation to a communication, has the meaning given by section 5H.
access request has the meaning given by subsection 107P(1).
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
activities prejudicial to security has the same meaning as it has in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
affidavit includes affirmation.
AFP employee has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
AFP Minister has the meaning given by section 100.1 of the Criminal Code.
agency means:
 (a) except in Chapter 2—an interception agency or another enforcement agency; or
 (b) in Chapter 2—an interception agency.
ancillary offence means an offence constituted by:
 (a) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence;
 (b) being, by act or omission, in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, the commission of an offence;
 (c) receiving or assisting a person who is, to the offender's knowledge, guilty of an offence, in order to enable the person to escape punishment or to dispose of the proceeds of the last‑mentioned offence;
 (d) attempting or conspiring to commit an offence; or
 (e) inciting, urging, aiding or encouraging, or printing or publishing any writing that incites, urges, aids or encourages, the commission of an offence or the carrying on of any operations for or by the commission of an offence.
appropriately used, in relation to a computer network that is operated by, or on behalf of, a Commonwealth agency, security authority or eligible authority of a State, has the meaning given by section 6AAA.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASIO affiliate has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
ASIO computer access intercept information means information obtained under:
 (a) an ASIO computer access warrant; or
 (b) subsection 25A(8) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (c) subsection 27A(3C) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (d) an authorisation under section 27E of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (e) subsection 27E(6) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979;
by intercepting a communication passing over a telecommunications system.
ASIO computer access warrant means:
 (a) a warrant issued under section 25A of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (b) a warrant issued under section 27A of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 that authorises the Organisation to do any of the acts or things