INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ACT 1986 - SECT 15 Inspector - General to inform certain persons before commencing an inquiry

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ACT 1986 - SECT 15

  (1)   The Inspector - General must, before commencing an inquiry into a matter relating to a Commonwealth agency, inform the responsible Minister and, subject to subsections   (2) and (3), the head of the agency that the Inspector - General proposes to conduct the inquiry.

  (2)   The Inspector - General is not required by subsection   (1) to advise the head of a Commonwealth agency that the Inspector - General proposes to conduct an inquiry into a matter that relates directly to the head of the agency.

  (3)   However, if the Inspector - General does not advise the head of a Commonwealth agency that the Inspector - General proposes to conduct an inquiry into a matter that relates directly to the head of the agency, the Inspector - General must instead advise:

  (a)   if the matter relates to the head of ASIO, ASIS, ASD, ACIC, the Australian Federal Police or ONI--the responsible Minister in relation to ASIO, ASIS, ASD, ACIC, the Australian Federal Police or ONI, as the case requires; or

  (b)   if the matter relates to the head of AGO or DIO--the Secretary of the Defence Department; or

  (c)   otherwise--the responsible Minister for the agency.

  (4)   To avoid doubt, this section is subject to section   17.