Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 34AA

  (1)   A person is a minor's representative for the subject of a minor questioning warrant if the person is:

  (a)   a parent of the subject; or

  (b)   a guardian of the subject; or

  (c)   another person who meets the requirements in subsection   (2).

  (2)   A person meets the requirements of this subsection if the person:

  (a)   is able to represent the subject's interests; and

  (b)   is, as far as practicable in the circumstances, acceptable to the subject and, if applicable, to the prescribed authority; and

  (c)   is not one of the following:

  (i)   a police officer;

  (ii)   the Director - General;

  (iii)   an ASIO employee or an ASIO affiliate;

  (iv)   a person approved under section   24.

Note:   A lawyer for the subject of a minor questioning warrant, including a lawyer appointed under paragraph   34FC(2)(a) or (3)(b), may also be a minor's representative for the subject if the lawyer meets the requirements of this subsection.