Australian Federal Police Regulations (Amendment) 1995 No. 324
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1995 No. 324
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Justice
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
Australian Federal Police Regulations (Amendment)
Regulation 47 of the Australian Federal Police Regulations (the regulations) enables the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to charge for specified services rendered to a prescribed authority of the Commonwealth. Schedule 7 to the regulations lists those prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth.
The new regulations update Schedule 7 by omitting references to the Prices Surveillance Authority and Trade Practices Commission, and inserting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in their place. This amendment was required as a result of the enactment of the Competition Policy Reform Act 1995 (the Reform Act) which amended the Trade Practices Act 1974 and in effect abolished the Trade Practices Commission and Prices Surveillance Authority. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is constituted under the Reform Act to perform their functions together with some new functions under the competition policy reforms.
Regulation 1 provides that the regulations will commence on the day of commencement of Part 3 of the Competition Policy Reform Act 1995.
Regulation 2 provides that the Australian Federal Police Regulations are amended.
Subregulation 3.1 inserts the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission into Part 1 of Schedule 7.
Subregulation 3.2 omits the Prices Surveillance Authority from Part 1 of Schedule 7.
Subregulation 3.3 omits the Trade Practices Commission from Part 1 of Schedule 7.