Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

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

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

3............ Repeal ................................................................................................. 1

4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 1

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 6

5............ Extension of Act to external Territories ............................................. 6

5A......... Copies of certain notices to be given to Inspector‑General ................ 6

Part II--The Organisation and the Director‑General                                         7

6............ Continuance of Organisation .............................................................. 7

7............ Director‑General ................................................................................. 7

8............ Control of Organisation ...................................................................... 7

8A......... Guidelines ........................................................................................... 8

9............ Term of office of Director‑General ..................................................... 9

10.......... Remuneration and allowances of Director‑General ............................ 9

11.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 10

12.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 10

13.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 10

14.......... Acting Director‑General ................................................................... 10

15.......... Appointment of a Judge as Director‑General ................................... 11

16.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 12

Part III--Functions and powers of Organisation                                                 13

Division 1--General                                                                                                     13

17.......... Functions of Organisation ................................................................ 13

17AA.... Fees for advice and other services .................................................... 13

17A....... Act not concerned with lawful dissent etc. ...................................... 14

18.......... Communication of intelligence etc. ................................................... 14

19.......... Co‑operation with other authorities ................................................. 16

20.......... Special responsibility of Director‑General in relation to functions of Organisation                17

21.......... Leader of Opposition to be kept informed on security matters ....... 17

Division 2--Special powers                                                                                      18

22.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 18

23.......... Requesting information or documents from operators of aircraft or vessels            19

24.......... Exercise of authority under warrants etc. ......................................... 20

25.......... Search warrants ................................................................................. 21

25AA.... Conduct of ordinary or frisk search under search warrant ............... 24

25A....... Computer access warrant ................................................................. 24

26.......... Use of listening devices .................................................................... 26

26A....... Unlawful and lawful uses of tracking devices ................................... 29

26B....... Tracking device warrants relating to persons ................................... 30

26C....... Tracking device warrants relating to objects ..................................... 32

27.......... Inspection of postal articles ............................................................. 34

27AA.... Inspection of delivery service articles .............................................. 37

27A....... Warrants for the performance of functions under paragraph 17(1)(e) 41

27B....... Performance of other functions under paragraph 17(1)(e) ............... 44

28.......... Request for warrant to specify grounds ........................................... 44

29.......... Issue of certain warrants by Director‑General in emergency ........... 44

30.......... Discontinuance of action before expiration of warrant ..................... 45

31.......... Certain records obtained under a warrant to be destroyed ............... 46

32.......... Certain action in relation to requests and warrants .......................... 46

34.......... Director‑General to report to Minister ............................................ 47

Division 3--Special powers relating to terrorism offences                     48

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                    48

34A....... Definitions ........................................................................................ 48

34AB .... Issuing authorities ............................................................................. 49

34B....... Prescribed authorities ....................................................................... 49

34C....... Written statement of procedures ...................................................... 50

Subdivision B--Questioning warrants                                                                  51

34D....... Request for questioning warrant ....................................................... 51

34E........ Issue of questioning warrant ............................................................. 53

Subdivision C--Questioning and detention warrants                                         54

34F........ Request for questioning and detention warrant ................................ 54

34G....... Issue of questioning and detention warrant ...................................... 57

34H ....... Person taken into custody under warrant to be immediately brought before prescribed authority         60

Subdivision D--Certain obligations and protections relating to a warrant issued under Subdivision B or C               60

34J........ Prescribed authority must explain warrant ....................................... 60

34K....... Directions by prescribed authority etc. ............................................ 62

34L........ Giving information and producing things etc. ................................... 66

34M...... Interpreter provided at request of prescribed authority ................... 67

34N....... Interpreter provided at request of person being questioned ............. 68

34P........ Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security may be present at questioning or taking into custody    68

34Q ....... Suspension of questioning etc. in response to concern of Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security              69

34R....... End of questioning under warrant ..................................................... 69

34S........ Person not to be detained for more than 168 hours continuously .... 72

Subdivision E--Other provisions                                                                            72

34T....... Humane treatment of person specified in warrant ........................... 72

34U ....... Entering premises to take person into custody ................................ 73

34V ....... Use of force in taking person into custody and detaining person .... 73

34W...... Surrender of passport by person in relation to whom warrant is sought                 74

34X....... Person in relation to whom warrant is sought must not leave Australia without permission 75

34Y....... Surrender of passport by person specified in warrant ..................... 76

34Z....... Person specified in warrant must not leave Australia without permission              77

34ZA.... Video recording of procedures .......................................................... 78

34ZB..... Power to conduct an ordinary search or a strip search ..................... 78

34ZC..... Rules for conduct of strip search ...................................................... 79

34ZD.... Power to remove, retain and copy materials etc. .............................. 81

34ZE ..... Special rules for young people ......................................................... 81

34ZF ..... Offences of contravening safeguards ................................................ 84

34ZG.... Complaints and information about contravention of procedural statement             86

34ZH.... Providing reports to the Minister ..................................................... 87

34ZI...... Providing information to the Inspector‑General ............................... 87

34ZJ...... Reporting by Inspector‑General on multiple warrants .................... 87

34ZK.... Discontinuing action before warrants expire .................................... 88

34ZL..... Certain records obtained under warrant to be destroyed .................. 88

34ZM ... Status of issuing authorities and prescribed authorities ................... 89

34ZN.... Certain functions and powers not affected ....................................... 89

34ZO.... Limit on contact of lawyer of choice ................................................ 89

34ZP..... Questioning person in absence of lawyer of person's choice ........... 90

34ZQ .... Involvement of lawyers .................................................................... 90

34ZR..... Conduct of parents etc. .................................................................... 92

34ZS..... Secrecy relating to warrants and questioning .................................... 93

34ZT..... Lawyers' access to information for proceedings relating to warrant 99

34ZU.... Rules of Court about proceedings connected with warrants ............ 99

34ZV..... Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected ................... 99

34ZW .... Jurisdiction of State and Territory courts excluded .......................... 99

34ZX.... Financial assistance ......................................................................... 100

34ZY..... Instruments are not legislative instruments .................................... 100

34ZZ..... Cessation of effect of Division ....................................................... 100

Part IV--Security assessments                                                                                   101

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           101

35.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 101

36.......... Part not to apply to certain assessments ....................................... 103

Division 2--Furnishing of security assessments                                        104

37.......... Security assessments ...................................................................... 104

38.......... Person to be notified of assessment ............................................... 104

38A....... Notification where assessment relates to Telecommunications Act 106

39.......... Effect of preliminary advice by Organisation ................................. 106

40.......... Assessments for State purposes .................................................... 107

Division 4--Review of security assessments                                               108

54.......... Applications to Tribunal ................................................................ 108

61.......... Effect of findings ............................................................................ 108

64.......... Restriction on further assessments after review ............................. 108

65.......... Reference of certain matters to Tribunal by Minister .................... 108

81.......... Secrecy ............................................................................................ 109

Part V--Staff of Organisation                                                                                       111

84.......... Employment of officers and employees ......................................... 111

85.......... Designation of offices etc. .............................................................. 111

86.......... Conditions of employment ............................................................. 112

87.......... Special provisions relating to existing employees .......................... 112

89.......... Termination of employment of officers ......................................... 112

90.......... Regulations relating to staff ............................................................ 112

91.......... Application of Crimes Act ............................................................. 113

92.......... Publication of identity of officer of Organisation ........................... 113

Part VI--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   115

93.......... Offences .......................................................................................... 115

94.......... Annual report ................................................................................. 115

95.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 117

Notes                                                                                                                                           119

An Act relating to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

  

Notes to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Note 1

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 113, 1979 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 10 December 1999 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
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979	113, 1979	25 Oct 1979	1 June 1980 (see Gazette 1980, No. G21, p. 2)
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1979	182, 1979	4 Dec 1979	1 June 1980 (see s. 2)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (a)	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1986	122, 1986	2 Dec 1986	Ss. 33, 36 and 37: (b) Ss. 34 and 35: (b) Remainder: 1 Feb 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S13)	--
as amended by
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1988	137, 1988	26 Dec 1988	26 Dec 1988	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990	115, 1990	21 Dec 1990	(see 115, 1990 below)	--
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 1987	89, 1987	5 June 1987	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Ss. 5(1)(a), (2), 6 and 8: 16 Dec 1987 (see s. 2(1A)) Remainder: 1 Sept 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S256)	--
as amended by
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987	120, 1987	16 Dec 1987	Ss. 53 and 54: Royal Assent (c)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (d)	S. 5(1)
Telecommunications Amendment Act 1988	121, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Ss. 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 23(2) and 26(1): 1 Jan 1989 (see Gazette 1988, No. S402) Ss. 14, 23(3) and 26(2): 30 June 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S216) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Postal Services Amendment Act 1988	126, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Ss. 4, 5, 9-11, 21(2) and 22(1): 1 Jan 1989 (see Gazette 1988, No. S402) Ss. 12, 21(3) and 22(2): 30 June 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S216) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
as amended by
Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	63, 1989	19 June 1989	(see 63, 1989 below)	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1988	137, 1988	26 Dec 1988	26 Dec 1988	--
Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	63, 1989	19 June 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Part 5 (ss. 17, 18): 30 June 1989 (see s. 2(3)) Remainder: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S230)	S. 2(4)
as amended by
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991	11, 1991	21 Jan 1991	S. 45: (e)	--
Courts and Tribunal Administration Amendment Act 1989	157, 1989	5 Dec 1989	Parts 1 and 6 (ss. 1, 2, 17, 18): Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1989, No. S398)	S. 2(3)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	159, 1989	18 Dec 1989	S. 4: 19 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(2)) Remainder: 19 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(1))	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989	11, 1990	17 Jan 1990	Part 3 (ss. 6, 7): Royal Assent (f)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990	75, 1990	22 Oct 1990	S. 5: Royal Assent (g)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990	115, 1990	21 Dec 1990	Ss. 1, 2 and 40-49: Royal Assent Ss. 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20-23, 28, 30, 32, 33, 38 and 39: 4 Feb 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. GN3) Remainder: 21 June 1991	--
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 31(2)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991	136, 1991	12 Sept 1991	Ss. 4-9: 10 Oct 1991 (h)	--
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991	139, 1991	27 Sept 1991	16 Mar 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S65)	--
as amended by
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	S. 31: 16 Mar 1992 (i)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994	64, 1994	30 May 1994	30 May 1994	S. 2(2)-(4)
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	Ss. 3-7: Royal Assent (j)	Ss. 4 and 6(2)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	175, 1995	16 Dec 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch. 1 (item 60)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (item 40): Royal Assent (k)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 252-258): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (l)	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999	161, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Schedules 1 and 2: Royal Assent (m) Schedule 3 (item 21): (m)	Sch. 1 (items 44, 45) and Sch. 2 (item 14) [see Table A]
Telecommunications (Interception) Legislation Amendment Act 2000	63, 2000	22 June 2000	Schedule 3 (item 1): Royal Assent (n)	--
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000	108, 2000	3 Aug 2000	Schedule 3 (item 1): 1 Jan 2001 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN50) (o)	--
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001	Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000	155, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedule 3: Royal Assent Remainder: 21 Dec 2001	Sch. 3 (item 2) [see Table A]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 4: (p)	S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]
Intelligence Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001	153, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001 (see s. 2)	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (items 7-9) [see Table A]
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Cybercrime Act 2001	161, 2001	1 Oct 2001	21 Dec 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S529)	--
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002	125, 2002	10 Dec 2002	Schedule 2 (items 2-4): 1 Jan 2003	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003	77, 2003	22 July 2003	Schedule 1: (items 1-8, 15-29): 23 July 2003 Schedule 1 (items 10, 11): (q) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 5, 11, 20, 27C) [see Table A]
ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2003	143, 2003	17 Dec 2003	18 Dec 2003	Sch. 1 (items 2, 4, 6, 11) [see Table A]
Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004	35, 2004	20 Apr 2004	21 Apr 2004	--
Anti‑terrorism Act (No. 3) 2004	125, 2004	16 Aug 2004	Schedule 2: 13 Sept 2004	Sch. 2 (item 2) [see Table A]
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Act 2004	141, 2004	14 Dec 2004	14 Dec 2004	--
Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2005	7, 2005	18 Feb 2005	Ss. 4-11 and Schedule 1: 1 July 2005 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005	118, 2005	23 Sept 2005	S. 3: Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 43-46): 24 Nov 2006 (see F2006L03997)	S. 3 [see Table A]
Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005	128, 2005	4 Nov 2005	Schedules 1-8: 2 Dec 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Anti‑Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005	144, 2005	14 Dec 2005	Schedule 10 (items 1-25): Royal Assent Schedule 10 (items 26-28): 15 Dec 2005	Sch. 10 (item 25) [see Table A]
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006	40, 2006	3 May 2006	Schedule 1 (items 13-15): 13 June 2006 (see F2006L01623)	--
ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2006	54, 2006	19 June 2006	Schedule 1: 20 June 2006 Schedule 2: (r) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 16-21) [see Table A]
Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Act 2006	84, 2006	30 June 2006	Schedule 3A (items 1-9): (s) Schedule 3A (items 10-22): (s)	--
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	86, 2006	30 June 2006	Schedule 1 (items 6-10): 30 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1))	--
Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Act 2006	148, 2006	6 Dec 2006	7 Dec 2006	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Act 2007	3, 2007	19 Feb 2007	Schedules 1-3: 25 Aug 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) Remainder: Royal Assent	--

(a)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)    The proposed amendments to sections 85 and 86 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 made by sections 34 and 35 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1986 (as amended by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1988) were repealed before a date was fixed for their commencement.

         The proposed amendments to sections 84, 88 and 90 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 made by sections 33, 36 and 37 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Act 1986 (as amended by the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990) were repealed before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(c)     The Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 1987 was amended by sections 53 and 54 only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Sections 53, 54, 55 and 59 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 was amended by section 45 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991, paragraph 2(13)(e) of which provides as follows:

               (13)   The amendments made in the Schedule are taken to have commenced as follows:

                              (e)   each amendment of a provision of, or an item in a Schedule to, the Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the provision, or item, concerned.

         Section 45 amended section 74 of the Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 which  commenced on 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S230).

(f)      The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Part 3 (sections 6 and 7) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Parts 1 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(g)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by section 5 only of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by sections 4-9 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i)      The Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 was amended by section 31 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (5)   The amendment made by this Act to Schedule 5 to the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 is taken to have commenced on 16 March 1992 immediately after the commencement of that Act.

(j)      The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by sections 3-7 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(k)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 40) 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.

(l)      The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 252-258) 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.

(m)    The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedules 1, 2 and Schedule 3 (item 21) only of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   This Act (other than Schedule 3) commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (6), Schedule 3 commences immediately after the commencement of the other Schedules to this Act.

(n)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Telecommunications (Interception) Legislation Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

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

(o)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(p)     The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 was amended by Schedule 4 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

(q)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 1, items 10 and 11	Immediately after the commencement of item 8 of Schedule 1	23 July 2003

(r)     Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2006 provides as follows:

                  (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	20 June 2006
3.  Schedule 2	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2.	20 June 2006

(s)     Subsection 2(1) (items 2-4) of the Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Act 2006 provides as follows:

                  (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1 to 3	At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences.	30 December 2006
3.  Schedule 3A, Part 1	At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if Schedule 1 to the ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2006 commences before, or at the same time as, the time at which section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences.	Does not commence
4.  Schedule 3A, Part 2	The later of: (a)  immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b)  immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2006.	30 December 2006 (paragraph (a) applies)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title.......................................	am. No. 161, 1999
Part I
S. 1.......................................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 3.......................................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 4.......................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 159, 1989; No. 75, 1990; No. 136, 1991; No. 139, 1991 (as am. by No. 182, 1994); No. 182, 1994; Nos. 146 and 161, 1999; No. 153, 2001; No. 77, 2003; Nos. 118, 128 and 144, 2005; No. 3, 2007
S. 4A....................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
S. 5.......................................	rs. No. 122, 1986
S. 5A....................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
Part II
Heading to Part II..................	am. No. 161, 1999
Heading to s. 6.....................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 6.......................................	am. No. 161, 1999
Heading to s. 8.....................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 8.......................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999
S. 8A....................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 137, 1988; No. 161, 1999; No. 153, 2001; No. 128, 2005
S. 9.......................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 159, 2001
S. 10.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 43, 1996
S. 11.....................................	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 12.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 13.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 122, 1991
S. 14.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 15.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 16.....................................	rep. No. 65, 1985
	ad. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999
Part III
Heading to Part III..................	am. No. 161, 1999
Division 1
Heading to s. 17...................	am No. 161, 1999
S. 17.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999; No. 63, 2000; No. 40, 2006
S. 17AA...............................	ad. No. 161, 1999
S. 17A..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 18.....................................	am. No. 182, 1979; No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999; No. 125, 2002; No. 77, 2003; Nos. 86 and 148, 2006
S. 19.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999
Heading to s. 20...................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 20.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 21.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
Division 2
S. 22.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999
S. 23.....................................	rep. No. 77, 2003
	ad. No. 144, 2005
Heading to s. 24...................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 24.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rs. No. 182, 1994
	am. Nos. 146 and 161, 1999; No. 77, 2003; No. 54, 2006
S. 25.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987
	rs. No. 161, 1999
	am. No. 77, 2003; No. 144, 2005
S. 25AA...............................	ad. No. 77, 2003
S. 25A..................................	ad. No. 161, 1999
	am. No. 144, 2005; No. 54, 2006
Note to s. 25A(4).................	am. No. 161, 2001
S. 26.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; Nos. 89 and 141, 1987; No. 121,1988; No. 64, 1994; No. 161, 1999; No. 118, 2005; No. 40, 2006
Ss. 26A-26C........................	ad. No. 161, 1999
S. 27.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 126, 1988 (as am. by No. 63, 1989); No. 63, 1989 (as am. by No. 11, 1991); No. 136, 1991; No. 161, 1999; No. 144, 2005
S. 27AA...............................	ad. No. 161, 1999
	am. No. 144, 2005
S. 27A..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. Nos. 121 and 126, 1988; No. 63, 1989 (as am. by No. 11, 1991); No. 136, 1991; No. 64, 1994; No. 161, 1999; Nos. 118 and 144, 2005; No. 40, 2006
S. 27B..................................	ad. No. 161, 1999
S. 29.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999; No. 128, 2005
S. 30.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 31.....................................	rs. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 32.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 33.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 137, 2000
S. 34.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999
Division 3
Div. 3 of Part III.....................	ad. No. 77, 2003
Subdivision A
S. 34A..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 54, 2006
S. 34AB................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
S. 34B..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
S. 34C..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 128, 2005
	rs. No. 54, 2006
Subdivision B
Subdiv. B of Div. 3 of Part III.	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34D..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
S. 34DA................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34E...................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
Subdivision C
Subdiv. C of Div. 3 of Part III.	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34F...................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 143, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34G..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 144, 2005
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
Note 2 to s. 34G(5)..............	am. No. 84, 2006
S. 34H..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34HAA, 34HAB..............	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34HA................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34HB................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 143, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34HC................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
Subdivision D
Subdiv. D of Div. 3 of Part III.	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34J...................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. Nos. 54 and 84, 2006
Note to s. 34J.......................	ad. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34JA, 34JB....................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34JBA..............................	ad. No. 125, 2004
	am. No. 7, 2005
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34JBB..............................	ad. No. 125, 2004
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34JC.................................	ad. No. 143, 2003
	am. No. 7, 2005
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34JD.................................	ad. No. 143, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34K..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. Nos. 54 and 84, 2006
Note to s. 34K(11)................	rep. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34L, 34M........................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34N..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 144, 2005
	rs. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34NA-34NC...................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34P...................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34Q..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
S. 34QA...............................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34R..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
	am. Nos. 54 and 84, 2006
S. 34S..................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34SA................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
Subdivision E
Subdiv. E of Div. 3 of Part III.	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34T...................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34TA, 34TB....................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34U, 34V........................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	am. No. 143, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34VAA.............................	ad. No. 143, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34VA...............................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
S. 34W.................................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34WA...............................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rep. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34X, 34Y........................	ad. No. 77, 2003
	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34Z..................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
Ss. 34ZA-34ZD...................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZE................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZF................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. Nos. 54 and 84, 2006
S. 34ZG................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	rs. No. 84, 2006
Ss. 34ZH-34ZM...................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZN................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 84, 2006
S. 34ZO................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZP................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZQ................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
Note to s. 34ZQ(5)...............	rs. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZR................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZS................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. Nos. 54 and 84, 2006
Ss. 34ZT-34ZW...................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZX................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 84, 2006
S. 34ZY................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
S. 34ZZ................................	ad. No. 54, 2006
	am. No. 54, 2006
Part IV
Division 1
S. 35.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 175, 1995; No. 161, 1999; No. 77, 2003; Nos. 35 and 141, 2004; Nos. 7 and 144, 2005; No. 21, 2007
S. 36.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 159, 1989; No. 136, 1991; No. 175, 1995; No. 161, 1999; No. 141, 2004
Division 2
S. 37.....................................	am. No. 175, 1995; No. 161, 1999
S. 38.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999; No. 35, 2004
S. 38A..................................	ad. No. 35, 2004
Heading to s. 39...................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 39.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999; No. 141, 2004
S. 40.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999; No. 77, 2003
Div. 3 of Part IV....................	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 41.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 42, 43.............................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 44.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 45-50.............................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 51.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 52.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 53.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Division 4
S. 54.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987
	rs. No. 175, 1995
S. 55.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 56.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 57.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 58, 59.............................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 60.....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 60A..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 61.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 2004
S. 62.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 63.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 136, 1991
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 64.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 65.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 175, 1995; No. 161, 1999
Div. 5 of Part IV....................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 66-68.............................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 69, 70.............................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 71.....................................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Heading to Div. 6 of Part IV..	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 72.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 72A..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 73.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 74-76.............................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 77.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 78.....................................	am. No. 157, 1989
	rep. No. 175, 1995
Ss. 79, 80.............................	rep. No. 175, 1995
S. 81.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
Ss. 82, 83.............................	rep. No. 175, 1995
Part V
Heading to Part V.................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 84.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 85.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986 (as am. by No. 137, 1988); No. 137, 1988; No. 161, 1999
S. 86.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986 (as am. by No. 137, 1988); No. 137, 1988; Nos. 146 and 161, 1999
S. 87.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 88.....................................	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 89.....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 161, 1999
S. 90.....................................	am. Nos. 146 and 161,1999
S. 90A..................................	ad. No. 182, 1994
	rep. No. 146,1999
S. 91.....................................	am. No. 161, 1999
Heading to s. 92...................	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 92.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999; No. 108, 2000; No. 153, 2001; No. 128, 2005
Heading to Part VA..............	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Part VA................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92A..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Heading to s. 92B.................	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92B..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92C..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Ss. 92D-92F........................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92G..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 115, 1990; No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92H..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Heading to s. 92J.................	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92J...................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Ss. 92K, 92L........................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92M..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999; No. 24, 2001
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92N..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92P...................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rs. No. 115, 1990
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92Q..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92R..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 115, 1990
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92S..................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 153, 2001
S. 92T...................................	ad. No. 122, 1986
	rep. No. 153, 2001
Part VI
S. 93.....................................	rs. No. 122, 1986
	am. No. 161, 1999
S. 93A..................................	ad. No. 11, 1990
	am. No. 161, 1999
	rep. No. 155, 2000
S. 94.....................................	am. No. 122, 1986; No. 161, 1999; No. 77, 2003; No. 54, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (No. 161, 1999)

Schedule 1

44  Application of amendments relating to warrants issued after commencement of this item

The amendments relating to warrants made by this Schedule apply to any warrant issued after the commencement of this item where the request by the Director‑General for the issue of the warrant is also made after the commencement of this item.

45  Transitional provisions relating to Acting Director‑General appointed before commencement of this item

(1)        If, when this item commences, a person is acting as Director‑General under an instrument of appointment made by the Governor‑General before this item commenced, the person continues to act in accordance with that instrument in spite of amendments made by this Schedule. However, the instrument ceases to have effect when the person ceases to act.

(2)        In no other circumstance does an instrument of appointment made before the commencement of this Schedule have affect after the Schedule commences.

Schedule 2

14  Application

The amendments made by this Schedule apply to offences committed after the commencement of the Schedule.

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre‑commencement offences

(1)        Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)        Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre‑commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first‑mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first‑mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (No. 155, 2000)

Schedule 3

2  Saving

The repeal of section 93A of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 by this Schedule does not make the Privacy Act 1988 apply to an act or practice:

                     (a)  that was done or engaged in before the repeal; and

                     (b)  to which the Privacy Act 1988 did not apply before the repeal because of that section.

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Intelligence Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 (No. 153, 2001)

4  Regulations

                   The Governor‑General may make regulations providing for matters of a transitional nature (including any saving or application provision) arising out of the enactment of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, or the amendments made by this Act.

Schedule 1

7  Definitions

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

commencement day means the day on which Part 1 commences.

new committee means the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD established under the Intelligence Services Act 2001.

old committee means the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation constituted under Part VA.

Part VA means Part VA of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, as in force immediately before the commencement day.

transfer time means the time at which the new committee is first established.

8  Continuation of old committee

Despite the repeal of Part VA:

                     (a)  the old Committee continues in existence until the transfer time, under the name it had immediately before the commencement day, as if the amendments made by Part 1 had not been made; and

                     (b)  the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 and the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 continue to operate in respect of the old committee until the transfer time as if the amendments made by Part 1 had not been made.

9  Records etc.

At the transfer time, any records that were in the custody, or under the control, of the old committee immediately before the transfer time are transferred to the new committee by force of this item.

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.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (No. 77, 2003)

Schedule 1

5  Application

The amendments of the definition of politically motivated violence in section 4 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 made by this Schedule apply in relation to an act, matter or thing done, existing or happening after the commencement of the amendments (including an act under a warrant or other instrument issued under that Act before that commencement).

11  Application

The amendment of the definition of terrorism offence in section 4 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 made by this Schedule applies in relation to an act, matter or thing done, existing or happening after the commencement of the amendment (including an act under a warrant or other instrument issued under that Act before that commencement).

20  Saving of authority and authorisations

(1)        For the purposes of subsections 18(1) and (2) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 as amended by this Schedule, the authority conferred on an officer of the Organisation by the Director‑General is not affected by the amendment of those subsections by this Schedule.

(2)        An officer of the Organisation who was authorised for the purpose of subsection 18(3) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 immediately before the commencement of this item is taken to be, immediately after the commencement of this item, a person authorised for that purpose.

27C  Application of amendments of section 94

The amendments of section 94 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 made by this Schedule apply to each report for a year ending after the commencement of this item.

ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (No. 143, 2003)

Schedule 1

2  Application

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to warrants issued on or after the commencement of this Part.

4  Application

(1)        Section 34JC of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 applies in relation to a passport issued (before, on or after the commencement of that section) to a person who is notified, on or after that commencement, of the issue of a warrant.

(2)        Section 34JD of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 applies to a person leaving Australia on or after the commencement of that section, whether notice of the issue of the warrant was given to the person before, on or after that commencement.

6  Application

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to warrants issued on or after the commencement of this Part.

11  Application

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to warrants issued on or after the commencement of this Part.

Anti‑terrorism Act (No. 3) 2004 (No. 125, 2004)

Schedule 2

2  Application of item 1

The amendments made by item 1 of this Schedule apply to a person in relation to whom the Director‑General has sought the Minister's consent to request the issue of a warrant under section 34D of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 on or after the commencement of that item.

Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005 (No. 118, 2005)

3  Designated day

             (1)  If, in the opinion of the Minister, a particular day is the first day after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 on which a majority of the voting shares in Telstra are held by a person, or persons, other than the Commonwealth, the Minister must, by written instrument, declare the day to be the designated day for Telstra.

             (2)  The declaration has effect accordingly.

Future Fund and Communications Fund

             (3)  For the purposes of this section, if a share in Telstra is an investment of the Future Fund or the Communications Fund, the share is taken to be held by a person other than the Commonwealth.

Securities lending arrangements

             (4)  For the purposes of this section, if, under an agreement of the kind known as a securities lending arrangement:

                     (a)  at a particular time (the disposal time), the Commonwealth disposed of a share in Telstra (the borrowed share) to another person (the borrower); and

                     (b)  the Commonwealth may come under an obligation to:

                              (i)  re‑acquire the borrowed share from the borrower at a later time; or

                             (ii)  acquire an identical share from the borrower at a later time;

the borrowed share is taken to be held by the Commonwealth during the period:

                     (c)  beginning at the disposal time; and

                     (d)  ending when the obligation mentioned in paragraph (b) is discharged or can no longer arise.

Declaration

             (5)  The declaration under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, but section 42 of that Act does not apply to the declaration.

             (6)  The designated day may be earlier than the day on which the declaration under subsection (1) is registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Definitions

             (7)  In this section:

category A hybrid‑security issuer company has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.

Communications Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.

Future Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.

Telstra has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.

the Commonwealth includes a category A hybrid‑security issuer company.

voting share has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.

Anti‑Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005 (No. 144, 2005)

Schedule 10

25  Application of items

(1)        The amendments made by items 1, 3 to 20, 23 and 24 apply to warrants issued after this item commences.

(2)        The amendments made by items 21 and 22 apply to statements made after this item commences.

ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No. 54, 2006)

Schedule 1

16  Saving--ongoing operation of existing Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Despite the amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule, Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this item) continues to apply after that commencement in relation to the following as if those amendments had not been made:

                     (a)  a consent sought under subsection 34C(1) of that Act before that commencement;

                     (b)  a request made under subsection 34C(4) of that Act before that commencement;

                     (c)  a warrant issued under section 34D of that Act before that commencement;

                     (d)  any other thing done under that Division before that commencement in connection with:

                              (i)  a warrant issued under section 34D of that Act before that commencement; or

                             (ii)  questioning under such a warrant or detention in connection with such a warrant.

17  Transitional--regulations

(1)        This item applies to regulations in force for the purposes of section 34VAA or 34VA of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2)        The regulations have effect, after that commencement, as if they had been made for the purposes of section 34ZS or 34ZT of that Act, as the case requires, after that commencement.

18  Transitional--Rules of Court about proceedings connected with warrants

(1)        This item applies to Rules of Court of the High Court or the Federal Court of Australia in force for the purposes of section 34W of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2)        The Rules have effect, after that commencement, as if they had been made for the purposes of section 34ZU of that Act after that commencement.

19  Transitional--exercise of authority under warrants

(1)        This item applies to an approval in force under subsection 24(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 immediately before the commencement of this item to the extent that it relates to a warrant issued under section 34D of that Act.

(2)        The approval has effect, after that commencement, as an approval in force under subsection 24(1) of that Act relating to a warrant issued under Division 3 of Part III of that Act.

20  Transitional--existing Protocol

(1)        The Protocol is taken to continue in force after the commencement of this item under section 34C of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 as if it had been made under that section. For this purpose, the Protocol is taken to apply:

                     (a)  in relation to warrants issued under Division 3 of Part III of that Act; and

                     (b)  as if a reference in it to a provision of that Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of this item) were a reference to the corresponding provision of that Act (as in force after that commencement).

(2)        The Protocol ceases to be in force once a legislative instrument made by the Minister under section 34C of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 takes effect.

(3)        In this item:

Protocol means the written statement of procedures:

                     (a)  referred to in paragraph 34C(3)(ba) and subsection 34C(3A) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this item); and

                     (b)  that was tabled in the House of Representatives by the Minister on 12 August 2003.

21  Transitional--annual report

In relation to the year ending on 30 June 2006:

                     (a)  paragraphs 94(1A)(c) and (d) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 also apply in relation to warrants issued under section 34D of that Act (as in force before the commencement of this item) that met the requirement in paragraph 34D(2)(a) of that Act (as so in force); and

                     (b)  paragraphs 94(1A)(e) and (f) of that Act also apply in relation to warrants issued under section 34D of that Act (as in force before the commencement of this item) that met the requirement in paragraph 34D(2)(b) of that Act (as so in force).