Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (133 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 4   Secrecy and access

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

41   Section 5

Insert:

Commonwealth, State or Territory agency means any of the following:

(a) an agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that has functions in relation to, or that is responsible for or deals with, law enforcement or investigation of corruption;

(b) an agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that has functions in relation to, or that is responsible for or deals with, criminal intelligence, security intelligence, foreign intelligence or financial intelligence;

(c) an agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that has functions in relation to the protection of the public revenue of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

(d) an agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that has regulatory functions;

(e) an agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that has oversight functions under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

(f) a Department of the Commonwealth;

(g) a Commonwealth Royal Commission whose terms of reference include inquiry into whether unlawful conduct (however described) has, or might have, occurred;

(h) a State/Territory Royal Commission:

(i) whose terms of reference include inquiry into whether unlawful conduct (however described) has, or might have, occurred; and

(ii) that is specified in the AML/CTF Rules;

(i) any other agency, authority, body or organisation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, being an agency, authority, body or organisation prescribed by the AML/CTF Rules;

(j) a task force that:

(i) is established by a Minister of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory or established under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and

(ii) has functions of a kind described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d);

(k) a person who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, being an office or appointment prescribed by the AML/CTF Rules.