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AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 82

Purpose of this Part

  (1)   This Part   is made for the purposes of paragraph   17(1)(cb) (which specifies the Organisation's function in relation to security vetting and security clearance related activities).

Note:   Section   81 (secrecy) applies in relation to this Part.

  (2)   To avoid doubt:

  (a)   the Organisation's performance of the function specified in paragraph   17(1)(cb) is not limited by the operation of subsection   17(2) (which specifies limits on the Organisation carrying out or enforcing measures for security within an authority of the Commonwealth); and

  (b)   paragraph   17(1)(cb) and this Part do not limit the capacity of any other authority of the Commonwealth to undertake the kinds of activities referred to in that paragraph.


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