Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015 (41 of 2015)

Schedule 5   Amendments of Acts referring to the Customs

Crimes Act 1914

55   Transitional provisions

(1) An instrument in force immediately before the commencement of this item under Part IAB or IABA of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to a person, being a staff member of Customs, continues in force on and after that commencement as if it were an instrument in force in relation to the person, being a staff member of the Immigration and Border Protection Department.

(2) An instrument in force immediately before the commencement of this item under Part IAC of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to a law enforcement officer, being an officer of Customs, continues in force on and after that commencement.

(3) An instrument in force immediately before the commencement of this item under Part IACA of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to an operative, being an officer of Customs, continues in force on and after that commencement.

(4) Paragraphs 15HK(2)(e), 15HL(2)(e) and 15LC(4)(d) of the Crimes Act 1914, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a disclosure before that commencement in connection with the performance of functions or duties, or the exercise of powers, of Customs.

(5) If a formal authority in force under section 15GI of the Crimes Act 1914 immediately before the commencement of this item identified the details referred to in subparagraph 15GK(1)(k)(iii) or (v) of that Act in relation to Customs, then on and after that commencement the authority continues in force as if it identified the details referred to in that subparagraph as amended by this Schedule.

(6) The amendments made by this Schedule do not affect the validity of a statutory declaration from an operative given under section 15MF of the Crimes Act 1914 before the commencement of this item.