Crimes Act 1914

Except as provided by this section (and despite any other Act or law to the contrary) the functions of a chief officer under this Part may not be delegated to any other person.

A chief officer may delegate to a senior officer of the law enforcement agency or the intelligence agency (as the case may be) any of the chief officer’s functions under this Part relating to the granting, variation, cancellation and transfer of control of authorities (including, but not limited to conducting reviews under section 15KF, making applications under section 15KG, giving directions under section 15KL and making requests under section 15KI or 15KX).

In this section:

in relation to the Australian Federal Police:

any senior executive AFP employee of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of section 25 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; or

any Deputy Commissioner of Police within the meaning of section 6 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; or

a person occupying a position in the Australian Federal Police that is equivalent to or higher than the positions mentioned in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

in relation to the Immigration and Border Protection Department—any SES employee in that Department; and

in relation to the ACC—any SES employee who is a member of the staff of the ACC within the meaning of section 47 of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, or a person occupying an equivalent or higher position in the ACC; and

in relation to the National Anti‑Corruption Commission:

a National Anti‑Corruption Deputy Commissioner; or

another staff member of the NACC who is an SES employee, or a person occupying an equivalent or higher position, and who is authorised in writing by the National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner for the purposes of this provision; and

in relation to the Australian Taxation Office—any Deputy Commissioner as defined in section 2 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953, or a person occupying an equivalent or higher position in the Australian Taxation Office; and

in relation to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation—any senior position‑holder within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; and

in relation to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)—an intelligence officer who holds, or is acting in, a position in ASIS that is equivalent to, or higher than, a position occupied by an SES employee; and

in relation to the Office of National Intelligence—an SES employee in the Office of National Intelligence, or a person occupying an equivalent or higher position in the Office of National Intelligence; and

in relation to the Australian Signals Directorate—an intelligence officer who holds, or is acting in, a position in the Australian Signals Directorate that is equivalent to, or higher than, a position occupied by an SES employee in the Australian Signals Directorate; and

in relation to a Commonwealth agency specified in the regulations for the purposes of the definition of law enforcement agency—an officer specified in the regulations to be a senior officer of the agency.