Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156:section:41:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 41 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 193730–196394

41  Definitions
  In this part:
abscond has the meaning given in section 42A.
appropriate court means:
 (a) in relation to a person's conviction of an offence—the court of the State or Territory before which the person was convicted and, in addition, where that court is not the Supreme Court of the State or Territory, that Supreme Court; and
 (b) in relation to the charging, or proposed charging, of a person with an offence—the Supreme Court of the State or Territory in which the person has been, or is to be, charged with the offence.
benefit means any benefit payable under a superannuation scheme, including a lump sum payment and a pension.
changeover day means the day on which Schedule 1 to the Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 1999 commences.
commencing day means the day on which this Part commences.
Commonwealth organisation means:
 (a) a body corporate incorporated for a public purpose (whether before, on or after the commencing day) by a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory; or
 (b) a body corporate:
 (i) incorporated (whether before, on or after the commencing day) under a law of the Commonwealth or a law in force in a State or Territory; and
 (ii) in which the Commonwealth or a body corporate mentioned in paragraph (a) has the controlling interest; or
 (c) a body corporate, whether incorporated before, on or after the commencing day:
 (i) that is a subsidiary of another body corporate mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); and
 (ii) in which that other body corporate has the controlling interest; or
 (d) an unincorporated authority or body (other than a prescribed authority or body) established for a public purpose (whether before, on or after the commencing day) by or under a law of the Commonwealth, of a Territory or of the Northern Territory; or
 (e) any other incorporated or unincorporated authority or body (however established), other than a prescribed authority or body, that is wholly or substantially financed, either directly or indirectly, by the Commonwealth, whether the authority or body was or is established before, on or after the commencing day.
controlling interest, in relation to a body corporate, means an interest that derives from ownership of at least 50% of the shares in the body corporate that confer voting rights.
convicted has the meaning given in section 42C.
corruption offence means an offence by a person who was an AFP employee or an old law member or staff member at the time when it was committed, being an offence:
 (a) whose commission involved an abuse by the person of his or her office as such a person;
 (b) that, having regard to the powers and duties of such a