Customs Act 1901
PART XII
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OFFICERS
Division 1BA
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Detention and search of persons for purposes of law enforcement co-operation
Subdivision A
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Preliminary
SECTION 219ZJAA
PRESCRIBED STATE OR TERRITORY OFFENCES
219ZJAA(1)
[Offences prescribed by regulations]
(a) the Attorney-General of that State or Territory and the Minister ( Police Minister ) responsible for the administration of that State's or Territory's police force have jointly requested the Minister that the offence be prescribed for the purposes of this Division; or
(b) if the Attorney-General of the State or Territory is also the Police Minister of the State or Territory - the Attorney-General has requested the Minister that the offence be prescribed for the purposes of this Division.
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Hide history noteThe regulations may prescribe offences against the laws of a State or a Territory that are punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term of at least 3 years.
219ZJAA(2) [Requirements for prescribed offences]An offence against a law of a State or Territory must not be prescribed unless:
(a) the Attorney-General of that State or Territory and the Minister ( Police Minister ) responsible for the administration of that State's or Territory's police force have jointly requested the Minister that the offence be prescribed for the purposes of this Division; or
(b) if the Attorney-General of the State or Territory is also the Police Minister of the State or Territory - the Attorney-General has requested the Minister that the offence be prescribed for the purposes of this Division.
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