National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act Amendment Act 1989 (Qld)

219 NATIONAL CR (STATE PROVISIONS) AMENDMEN T ACT ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS 1. Short title and citation 2. Amendment of s.3. Interpretation 3. Amendment of s. 16. Hearings 4. Amendment of s. 20. Warrant for arrest of witness 5. Repeal of s. 34. Cessation of operation of Act ueenslaua ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 23 of 1989 An Act to amend the National Crime Authority (State Provisions ) Act 1985-1987 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 17TH APRIL, 1989]

220 National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act Amendment Act 1989, No. 23 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act Amendment Act 1989. (2) In this Act the National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act1985-1987 is referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act 1985-1989. 2. Amendment of s. 3. Interpretation . Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended in the definition "member of the staff of the Authority" by- (a) omitting the word "or" where it appears at the end of paragraph (b) inserting after paragraph (c), the following paragraphs:- "(d) a member of a Task Force established pursuant to section 11 (1) (c) of the Commonwealth Act; or (e) a legal practitioner appointed under section 50 of the Commonwealth Act to assist the Authority as counsel;". 3. Amendment of s. 16 . Hearings . Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (7) by omitting the words ", counsel assisting the Authority in relation to the matter that is the subject of the hearing". 4. Amendment of s. 20. Warrant for arrest of witness . Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2), the following subsection:- "(2A) The warrant may be executed notwithstanding that the warrant is not at the time in the possession of the person executing it.". 5. Repeal of s. 34. Cessation of operation of Act. Section 34 of the Principal Act is repealed.