Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002

In this section —

This Act operates as if —

a reference in this Act to the Anti‑Corruption Commission, other than in a provision listed in the Table to this subsection, included a reference to the Royal Commission;

a reference in this Act to an Anti‑Corruption Commission officer, other than in the definitions in section 3(1) of “Anti‑Corruption Commission Officer” and “authorised person”, included a reference to an officer of the Commission within the meaning of the Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002; and

a reference in this Act to an authorised person included, in the case of the Royal Commission, a reference to a person authorised by the Royal Commission.

This Act operates as if, for the purposes of the Royal Commission, in the provisions listed in the Table to this subsection —

a reference to a suspected criminal offence included a reference to suspected corrupt conduct;

a reference to an offence included a reference to an act of corrupt conduct; and

a reference to a suspected offence included a reference to suspected corrupt conduct.

Section 9(2)(a) operates as if it included the following subparagraph —

to the Royal Commission or to any person or persons authorised for the purpose by the Royal Commission;

Section 15(3) operates as if it included the following paragraph —

in the case of an application by an officer of the Royal Commission, is required to attach an authorisation of the Royal Commission or a person delegated by the Royal Commission for the action proposed;

The Royal Commission may furnish to the Attorney General a report containing information relating to —

applications for warrants and extensions of warrants, including the number of such applications and the orders made in respect of such applications;

applications for emergency authorisations, including the number of such applications and the authorisations issued in respect of such applications; and

such other matters relating to the use of surveillance devices and the administration of this Act as the Commission considers appropriate.

The Attorney General shall cause a report furnished by the Royal Commission under subsection (6) to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable.

Section 44(1) operates as if the reference in paragraph (f) to the chairman of the Anti‑Corruption Commission included a reference to the Royal Commission.