Terms used
3 Terms used
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
Australian Crime Commission means the Australian Crime Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Commonwealth);
authorising officer, for a law enforcement agency, means —
in relation to the Police Force or the fisheries department — the Commissioner of Police;
in relation to the Australian Crime Commission — the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission;
chief officer, of a law enforcement agency, means —
in relation to the Police Force — the Commissioner of Police;
in relation to the Australian Crime Commission — the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission;
in relation to the fisheries department — the chief executive officer of the department;
conduct includes any act or omission;
criminal activity means conduct that constitutes the commission of an offence by one or more persons;
disciplinary proceeding means a proceeding of a disciplinary nature under a law of any jurisdiction;
fisheries department means the department principally assisting in the administration of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994;
fisheries officer has the meaning given in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 4(1);
government agency means an authority or body (whether a body corporate or not) established or incorporated for a public purpose by a law of this jurisdiction, a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth, and includes a body corporate incorporated under a law of a jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth in which this jurisdiction, a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth has a controlling interest;
jurisdiction means a State, a Territory or the Commonwealth;
law enforcement agency means —
the Police Force; or
the Australian Crime Commission; or
the fisheries department;
law enforcement officer means —
a police officer; or
a person who is seconded to the Police Force, including (but not limited to) a police officer (however described), of another jurisdiction; or
a member of staff of the Australian Crime Commission; or
a fisheries officer holding a prescribed office in the fisheries department;
law enforcement operation means an operation that is conducted, or is intended to be conducted, by a law enforcement agency or other government agency for the purpose of —
obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of a person for criminal activity; or
arresting any person suspected of being involved in criminal activity; or
frustrating criminal activity; or
carrying out an activity that is reasonably necessary to facilitate the achievement of any purpose referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c);
Minister —
in relation to the Police Force, means the Minister administering the Police Act 1892;
in relation to the Australian Crime Commission, means the Minister administering the Australian Crime Commission (Western Australia) Act 2004;
in relation to the fisheries department, means the Minister administering the Fish Resources Management Act 1994;
Police Force means the Police Force of Western Australia provided for by the Police Act 1892;
police officer means a person appointed under the Police Act 1892 Part I to be a member of the Police Force;
prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
this jurisdiction —
means Western Australia; and
for the purposes of any suspected criminal activity being investigated by the fisheries department, includes any waters not within the limits of Western Australia that are WA waters as defined in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 5(b) to (d).
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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