Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A technical assistance request may be given:
(a) orally; or
(b) in writing.
(2) A technical assistance request must not be given orally unless:
(a) an imminent risk of serious harm to a person or substantial damage to property exists; and
(b) the technical assistance request is necessary for the purpose of dealing with that risk; and
(c) it is not practicable in the circumstances to give the technical assistance request in writing.
(3) If a technical assistance request is given orally by:
(a) the Director - General of Security; or
(b) the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the chief officer of an interception agency;
the Director - General of Security, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate or the chief officer, as the case requires, must:
(e) make a written record of the request; and
(f) do so within 48 hours after the request was given.
(4) If, under subsection (3):
(a) the Director - General of Security; or
(b) the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the chief officer of an interception agency;
makes a written record of a technical assistance request, the Director - General of Security, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate or the chief officer, as the case requires, must:
(e) give a copy of the record to the designated communications provider concerned; and
(f) do so as soon as practicable after the record was made.
(5) If, under subsection (3):
(a) the Director - General of Security; or
(b) the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the chief officer of an interception agency;
makes a written record of a technical assistance request, the Director - General of Security, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate or the chief officer, as the case requires, must retain the record while the request is in force.