Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 39779–42497

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Aboriginal person means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia.
ACC means the Australian Crime Commission.
associated offence means:
 (a) in relation to an offence against section 233B of the Customs Act 1901—an ancillary offence (within the meaning of the Criminal Code) that relates to the offence; or
 (b) in relation to an offence against section 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 of the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990—an ancillary offence (within the meaning of the Criminal Code) that relates to the offence; or
 (c) in relation to an offence against a law of a State or Territory—an offence:
 (i) under a provision of a law of that State or Territory that corresponds to a provision of Part 2.4 of the Criminal Code; and
 (ii) that relates to the offence.
Australian law enforcement officer means a law enforcement officer other than a member of a police force, or other law enforcement agency, of a foreign country.
bail authority means a court or person authorised to grant bail under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
child: without limiting who is a child of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone is the child of a person if he or she is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.
child abuse material has the same meaning as in Part 10.6 of the Criminal Code.
child sexual abuse offence means:
 (a) a Commonwealth child sex offence; or
 (b) an offence against section 273.5, 471.16, 471.17, 474.19 or 474.20 of the Criminal Code as in force at any time before the commencement of Schedule 7 to the Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Act 2019; or
 (c) an offence against Part IIIA of this Act as in force at any time before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Act 2010; or
 (d) a State or Territory registrable child sex offence.
Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
Commonwealth child sex offence means:
 (a) an offence against any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code:
 (i) Division 272 (Child sex offences outside Australia);
 (ii) Division 273 (Offences involving child abuse material outside Australia);
 (iia) Division 273A (Possession of child‑like sex dolls etc.);
 (iii) Subdivisions B and C of Division 471 (which create offences relating to use of postal or similar services in connection with child abuse material and sexual activity involving children);
 (iv) Subdivisions D and F of Division 474 (which create offences relating to use of telecommunications in connection with child abuse material,