Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Act 2026 (70 of 2026)

Schedule 2   Amendment of the Criminal Code

Part 1   Evidentiary certificates for serious drug offences

Criminal Code Act 1995

1   Section 300.2 of the Criminal Code

Insert:

issuing officer has the meaning given by subsection 300.7(1).

law enforcement officer means:

(a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police or an AFP appointee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979); or

(b) a member of the police force (however described) of a State or Territory; or

(c) an officer of Customs (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901); or

(d) a member of the staff of the ACC (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002); or

(e) a staff member of the NACC (within the meaning of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022); or

(f) a member of a law enforcement agency (however described) of a foreign country; or

(g) a person in a class of persons determined for the purposes of this paragraph under subsection 300.7(4).

lawyer means a person enrolled as a legal practitioner of a federal court or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.