Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ACT 2001 - SECT 3A

    Despite section   19 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , in this Act:

  (a)   a reference to the responsible Minister in relation to a relevant agency is a reference only to the most senior responsible Minister in relation to that agency; and

  (b)   a reference to the Prime Minister or the Attorney - General is a reference only to the Minister with that title; and

  (c)   a reference to the Defence Minister is a reference only to the most senior Defence Minister; and

  (d)   a reference to the Foreign Affairs Minister is a reference only to the most senior Foreign Affairs Minister; and

  (e)   a reference to the Minister responsible for administering the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 is a reference only to the most senior such Minister.

Note:   A reference to a Minister mentioned in this section may include a reference to a person acting as that Minister (see subsection   19(4) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ).