Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ACT 2001 - SECT 16

  (1)   The organisation known as the Australian Secret Intelligence Service is continued in existence in accordance with this Act.

  (2)   For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):

  (a)   ASIS is a listed entity; and

  (b)   the Director - General of ASIS is the accountable authority of ASIS; and

  (c)   the following persons are officials of ASIS:

  (i)   the Director - General of ASIS;

  (ii)   the staff of ASIS referred to in subsection   33(1); and

  (d)   the purposes of ASIS include the functions of ASIS referred to in section   6.