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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 38A

National security information hearings

  (1)   At any time during a civil proceeding, the Attorney General, the Attorney - General's legal representative, a party to the proceeding or a party's legal representative may apply to the court for the court to hold a hearing to consider issues relating to the disclosure, protection, storage, handling or destruction, in the proceeding, of national security information, including:

  (a)   the making of an arrangement of the kind mentioned in section   38B; and

  (b)   the giving of a notice under section   38D.

  (2)   As soon as possible after making the application, the applicant must notify each of the following that the application has been made:

  (a)   if the applicant is the Attorney - General or the Attorney - General's legal representative--the parties and the parties' legal representatives;

  (b)   if the applicant is a party or a party's legal representative--the Attorney - General, the other parties and the other parties' legal representatives.

  (4)   The court must hold the hearing as soon as possible after the application is made.



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