Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 533

  (1)   A person is an inspector for the purposes of a particular provision of this Act if:

  (a)   the person is an officer appointed by the ACMA, by written instrument, to be an inspector:

  (i)   for the purposes of this Act in general; or

  (ii)   for the purposes of that provision; or

  (b)   the person is an officer included in a class of officers appointed by the ACMA, by notice in the Gazette , to be inspectors:

  (i)   for the purposes of this Act in general; or

  (ii)   for the purposes of that provision; or

  (c)   if the person is a member (other than a special member) of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force of a Territory.

  (2)   In this section:

"Commonwealth officer" means:

  (a)   a person who, whether on a full - time or a part - time basis, and whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise:

  (i)   is in the service or employment of the Commonwealth, the Administration of an external Territory or an authority of the Commonwealth; or

  (ii)   holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or an external Territory; or

  (b)   a member of the Defence Force.

"officer" means:

  (a)   a Commonwealth officer; or

  (b)   a State officer.

"State" includes:

  (a)   the Australian Capital Territory; and

  (b)   the Northern Territory.

"State officer" means a person who, whether on a full - time basis or a part - time basis and whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise:

  (a)   is in the service or employment of a State or an authority of a State; or

  (b)   holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of a State;

and includes a member of a police force of a State.