Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4............ Extension to external Territories .......................................................... 1

5............ The Special Prosecutors ...................................................................... 1

6............ Functions ............................................................................................ 2

7............ Directions and guidelines to Special Prosecutor .................................. 3

8............ Powers of Special Prosecutor ............................................................. 3

9............ Special Prosecutor may appear personally or by counsel or solicitor .. 4

10.......... Terms and conditions of appointment ................................................. 5

11.......... Remuneration and allowances ............................................................. 5

12.......... Leave of absence ................................................................................. 5

13.......... Resignation ......................................................................................... 5

14.......... Disclosure of interests ......................................................................... 5

15.......... Termination of appointment ................................................................ 6

16.......... Acting Special Prosecutor ................................................................... 6

17.......... Appointment of staff, consultants etc. ................................................. 6

18.......... Staff on secondment to Special Prosecutor ......................................... 7

19.......... Administrative arrangements ............................................................... 7

20.......... Annual report ...................................................................................... 8

21.......... Regulations ......................................................................................... 8

Notes                                                                                                                                                9

Notes to the Special Prosecutors Act 1982

Note 1

The Special Prosecutors Act 1982 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 79, 1982 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Special Prosecutors Act 1982	79, 1982	21 Sept 1982	21 Sept 1982
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983	39, 1983	20 June 1983	21 Sept 1982		S. 7(1)
Director of Public Prosecutions (Consequential Amendments) Act 1983	114, 1983	14 Dec 1983	5 Mar 1984 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1984, No. S55)		--
Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985	166, 1985	11 Dec 1985	8 Jan 1986		S. 45(2)
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991	199, 1991	18 Dec 1991	18 Dec 1991		--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (item 136): Royal Assent (a)		--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 828): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (b)		--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001		Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 4 (items 471-473): 4 July 2008		--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 1067-1069) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011		Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]

(a)     The Special Prosecutors Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 136) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Special Prosecutors Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 828) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Ss. 5, 6................................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 8......................................	am. No. 114, 1983; No. 73, 2008
S. 9......................................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 10....................................	am. No. 159, 2001; No. 73, 2008
S. 11....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
Ss. 13-15............................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 16....................................	am. No. 39, 1983; No. 73, 2008; No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 16.......................	ad. No. 46, 2011
S. 17....................................	am. No. 166, 1985; No. 199, 1991; No. 73, 2008
S. 18....................................	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 20....................................	am. No. 73, 2008

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001
(No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.