Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 34C

             (1)  The Director‑General may prepare a written statement of procedures to be followed in the exercise of authority under warrants issued under this Division.

Consultation

             (2)  The Director‑General must consult the following persons about the preparation of the statement:

                     (a)  the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security;

                     (b)  the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

Approval by Minister

             (3)  The Director‑General must give the statement to the Minister for approval.

             (4)  The Minister must approve or refuse to approve the statement.

Approved statement is a legislative instrument

             (5)  A statement prepared by the Director‑General and approved by the Minister is a legislative instrument made by the Minister on the day on which the statement is approved, but neither section 42 nor Part 6 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the statement.

Briefing of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

             (6)  The Director‑General must brief the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the statement after it is approved by the Minister. The briefing may be done orally or in writing.