Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:85zl:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 85ZL (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1332275–1335204

85ZL  Interpretation of Part
  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
AUSTRAC means the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre continued in existence by the Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006.
Commonwealth authority means:
 (a) a Commonwealth Minister;
 (b) a Commonwealth Department;
 (ba) the Defence Force;
 (c) a body (whether incorporated or not), or a tribunal, established or appointed for a public purpose by or under a Commonwealth law, not being:
 (i) an incorporated company, society or association; or
 (ii) an organisation registered, or an association recognised, under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, or a branch of such an organisation or association;
 (d) a body established or appointed by the Governor‑General, or by a Commonwealth Minister, otherwise than by or under a Commonwealth law;
 (e) a person holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under, or an appointment made under, a Commonwealth law other than the office of Secretary of a Commonwealth Department;
 (f) a person holding or performing the duties of an appointment made by the Governor‑General, or by a Commonwealth Minister, otherwise than under a Commonwealth law;
 (g) a federal court;
 (h) the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (j) the Australian Federal Police.
Commonwealth Department means an Agency within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999.
Commonwealth law means:
 (a) an Act other than:
 (i) the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988; or
 (ii) the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978;
 (b) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under an Act (other than an Act referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii)); or
 (c) any other legislation that applies as a law of the Commonwealth (other than legislation in so far as it is applied by an Act referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii)), to the extent that it operates as such a law.
Commonwealth Minister means a Minister of State of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth offence means an offence against a Commonwealth law.
complaint means a complaint under subsection 85ZZA(1).
designated offence means:
 (a) a sexual offence; or
 (b) any other offence against the person if the victim of the offence was under 18 at the time the offence was committed.
designated position means a position in a Commonwealth authority which the head of the authority has determined to be a designated security assessment position whose duties are likely to involve access to national security information classified as secret or top secret.
foreign law means a law of a foreign country.
foreign offence means an offence against a foreign law.
intelligence or security agency means:
 (a) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; or
 (b) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
 (ba) the Australian Signals Directorate;