AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 19A Co - operation with intelligence and law enforcement agencies etc. in connection with performance of their functions

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 19A

  (1)   The Organisation may co - operate with and assist the following bodies in the performance of their functions:

  (a)   ASIS;

  (b)   ASD;

  (c)   AGO;

  (ca)   ONI;

  (d)   a law enforcement agency;

  (e)   an authority of the Commonwealth, or an authority of a State, that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

  (2)   However, the Organisation may only do so:

  (a)   subject to any arrangements made or directions given by the Minister; and

  (b)   on request by the head (however described) of the body referred to in subsection   (1).

  (3)   Without limiting subsection   (1), in co - operating with and assisting a body in accordance with this section, the Organisation may make the services of ASIO employees and ASIO affiliates, and other resources of the Organisation, available to the body.

Communicating information

  (4)   A person referred to in subsection   18(1) may communicate information to a staff member of a body referred to in paragraph   (1)(d) or (e) if:

  (a)   the information has come into the possession of the Organisation in the course of performing the Organisation's functions under section   17; and

  (b)   the information is communicated for the purposes of co - operating with or assisting the body under this section.

Note 1:   For communication of information to ASIS, ASD and AGO, see subsection   18(4A).

Note 2:   There are additional restrictions, in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 , on communicating telecommunications information.