Defined terms
Defined terms Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
A-CC 3(1)
allegation 3(1), 220(1)
amending Act 229
ancillary activity 132(1)
appropriate authority 3(1)
appropriate entry 105(6)
assumed identity approval 103(1)
authorised officer 3(1), 184(1)
authorised operation 119
authorised person 101(1), 148(8), 161(1)
authority 63, 119
bipartisan support 3(1)
cancel 108(3)
capacity development function 21AA(1)
chief officer 102
civilian participant 119
Commission 3(1)
Commissioner 3(1)
Commissioner of Police 3(1)
Commission lawyer 152(1)
contractor 3(1)
controlled activity 63, 119
controlled operation 63, 119
conveyance 53(6)
court 114(1), 134(1), 152(1), 153(1), 208(1), 209(1)
criminal activity 63
criminal benefit 3(1)
Deputy Commissioner 3(1)
Director of Public Prosecutions 3(1)
disciplinary action 3(1)
disciplinary offence 3(1)
disclose 3(1)
employee of the Police Department 3(1)
examination 3(1), 162(1A)
exceptional powers 45
exceptional powers finding 45, 46(2)
formal authority 119, 121(2)
formal variation of an authority 124(3)
former Act 229
former judge Sch. 2 cl. 4(6), Sch. 2A cl. 4(4)
fortification 67(1)
heavily fortified 67(1)
holder of a judicial office 27(6)
independent agency 3(1)
inquiry 3(1)
integrity testing programme 119, 123(1)
interested person 67(1)
investigation 3(1), 45
issuing agency 102
juvenile 81(2)
legal experience 190(1)
medical practitioner 54(1)
minor misconduct 3(1)
minor misconduct function 45B(1)
misconduct 3(1)
misconduct matter 42(1)
nominating committee 3(1)
notation 167(1)
notice or summons 167(1)
notification day 9C(3)
notifying authority 3(1)
officer 102
officer of the Commission 3(1)
officer of the Parliamentary Inspector 3(1)
officer of the Public Sector Commissioner 3(1)
officer participant 119
officers 196(1)
official 219(1)
official information 152(1), 208(1)
official matter 98(1), 167(1)
organised crime 3(1)
organised crime examination 3(1)
organised crime summons 3(1)
owner 67(1)
Parliamentary Commissioner 3(1)
Parliamentary Inspector 3(1)
participant 119
perform 3(1)
Police Department 3(1)
police misconduct 3(1)
Police Royal Commission 3(1)
police service 3(1)
prevention and education function 21AA(1), 45A(1)
principal officer of a notifying authority 3(1)
produce 152(1), 153(1), 208(1), 209(1)
public authority 3(1)
public officer 3(1)
public service officer 3(1)
reasonable excuse 157
received matter 3(1)
record 3(1), 19(1)
register 102
registered nurse 54(1)
Registrar 102
related controlled activity 132(1)
relevant advertising 230(1)
relevant material 101(1)
relevant person 152(1), 208(1), 231(1)
restricted matter 151(1), 167(1)
reviewable police action 3(1)
Schedule 1 offence 3(1)
section 5 offence 3(1)
serious misconduct 3(1)
serious misconduct function 18(1)
Standing Committee 3(1)
State Records Commission 3(1)
subcontractor 3(1)
submission 67(1)
submission period 67(1), 69(2)
transition day 229
unexplained wealth 3(1)
unexplained wealth functions 21AD(1)
unexplained wealth requirement 144(1A)
urgent authority 119, 121(2)
urgent variation of an authority 124(3)
warrant 101(1)
witness 3(1)
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