Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00839:clause:2_18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00839
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 18
Character Range: 35126–36283

18  Subsection 4(1)
Insert:
permissible purpose means one or more of the following purposes:
 (a) performing functions referred to in section 7A or 7C;
 (b) preventing, detecting, investigating, prosecuting or punishing:
 (i) criminal offences or activities that might constitute criminal offences (including under a law of a foreign country); or
 (ii) contraventions of a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory imposing a penalty or sanction (including taking civil remedies in relation to contraventions of such laws); or
 (iii) seriously improper conduct (including professional misconduct or misconduct by a public official);
 (c) preventing, detecting or investigating threats to national security;
 (d) preventing serious threats to an individual's life, health or safety, or to public health or public safety;
 (e) enforcing laws (including laws of foreign countries) relating to proceeds of crime;
 (f) enforcing laws (including laws of foreign countries) relating to unexplained wealth;
 (g) protecting public revenue;
 (h) developing government policy;
 (i) researching criminology;
 (j) any other purpose prescribed by the regulations.