Australian Federal Police Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1998No. 232 1

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Australian Federal Police Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

Dated 15 July 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Justice

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Australian Federal Police Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

3.1   Subregulation 2 (1)

Insert the following definition:

“AFP means Australian Federal Police.”.

3.2   Subregulation 2 (1) (Definition of cost to the AFP for the use of the member’s time):

Omit “cost to the AFP for the use of the member’s time”, substitute “cost to AFP for use of member’s time”.

3.3   Subregulation 2 (1) (Definition of cost to AFP for use of member’s time):

Omit “159.4%” (wherever occurring), substitute “138.6%”.

4.   Regulation 48 (Waiver and exemption of fees)

4.1   Omit “or 47” (twice occurring).

5.   Schedule 6 (Fees)

5.1   Omit the Schedule, substitute:

SCHEDULE 6

Regulation 46

FEES

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Matter	Column 3 Fee $
1	Searching AFP records for information about convictions for offences committed by a person and making a report of the search result	34
2	Taking a set of fingerprints, searching AFP records for any record of convictions for offences committed by a person and making a report of the search result	120
3	Taking and giving a set of fingerprints to the applicant	24
4	Searching a set of fingerprints given by an applicant against AFP records and making a report of the search result	62
5	Making and giving a copy of a photograph	18
6	Making and giving a copy of a road accident report (where the accident caused injury or death)	24
7	Making and giving a copy of a road accident report (where the accident did not cause injury or death)	14
8	Making and giving a copy of a road accident survey plan	35
9	Searching AFP records for incidents reported by a person, and making a report of the search result, about: (a) alleged harassment of the person; or (b) alleged violence, or threats of  violence directed against that  person	18
10	Making and giving a copy of 1 of the following reports: (a) fire report; (b) death report; (c) industrial accident report; (d) report of a mechanical check of a motor vehicle in AFP custody	35
11	Making and giving a copy of a lost property report	18
12	Attending, for the second and each subsequent time in a month, premises in response to a burglar alarm (if no evidence of intrusion is found)	141
13	Making and giving a copy of an audio tape	36
14	Making and giving a copy of a video tape	38
15	Making and giving a copy of an incident report	35
16	Making and giving a copy of a Criminal Offence Report	35
17	Making and giving a copy of a statement	35
18	Member (including staff member) attending to keep order at a sporting or entertainment event	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
19	Member (including staff member) attending an interview relating to court proceedings	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
20	Training or lecturing, by a member (including staff member), other than training or lecturing for community purposes	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
21	Member (including staff member) searching AFP records to present or produce evidence to a court	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
22	Member (including staff member) attending court proceedings	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time—minimum period 4 hours
23	Giving a police escort	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
24	Member (including staff member) searching AFP records and making a report of the search result	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
25	Arranging or conducting a medical examination and preparing a report	338
26	Compiling a medical report	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time
27	Making and giving a copy of an existing medical report	18
28	Rendering a service not mentioned in this Schedule	Cost to AFP for use of member’s time

Note Cost to AFP for use of member’s time is defined in subregulation 2 (1).

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 July 1998.

2. Statutory Rules 1979 No. 210 as amended by 1980 No. 140; 1981 Nos. 161 and 192; 1982 Nos. 199 and 282; 1983 No. 158; 1984 Nos. 164, 296 (as amended by 1985 No. 82) and 297; 1985 Nos. 82 and 293; 1986 No. 299; 1987 No. 14; 1988 Nos. 83, 84 and 363; 1989 Nos. 1, 139, 343, 344, 361 and 362; 1990 Nos. 23, 87, 273 and 409; 1992 No. 298; 1993 No. 60; 1994 No. 113; 1995 No. 324; 1996 Nos. 171 and 330; 1997 No. 375.