Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ACT 1986 - SECT 34A

             (1)  The purpose of this section is to further the inquiries to be conducted by the Commissions.

             (2)  This section applies in spite of anything in this or any other Act.

             (3)  The Inspector‑General, or a former Inspector‑General, may give a Commission:

                     (a)  information acquired in his or her capacity as Inspector‑General; or

                     (b)  documents of which he or she has custody, or to which he or she has access, in that capacity.

             (4)  The Inspector‑General may, in writing, authorise a staff member or former staff member to give information or documents to a Commission.

             (5)  An authorised staff member or former staff member may give a Commission, in accordance with the authorisation:

                     (a)  information acquired in his or her capacity as a staff member; or

                     (b)  documents of which he or she has custody, or to which he or she has access, in that capacity.

             (6)  The Inspector‑General, a former Inspector‑General, a staff member or a former staff member may give information or documents to his or her legal adviser for any purpose related to the person's involvement, or possible involvement, in the inquiry conducted by, or any other activities of, a Commission.

             (7)  In this section:

"Commission" means:

                     (a)  the Commission of inquiry into matters relating to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent dated 15 March 1994 to the Honourable Gordon Jacob Samuels AC QC; or

                     (b)  the Commission of inquiry into matters relating to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent dated 15 March 1994 to Michael Henry Codd AC;

and includes:

                     (c)  the Commissioner concerned; and

                     (d)  any person appointed to assist a Commission; and

                     (e)  any member of staff of a Commission;

performing any function in relation to the inquiry concerned.

"Inspector-General" includes an acting Inspector-General.

"staff member" means a member of the staff of the Inspector-General.