Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Director - General of Security gives a technical assistance request, the Director - General of Security must, within 7 days after the request is given, notify the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security that the request has been given.
(2) If the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service gives a technical assistance request, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service must, within 7 days after the request is given, notify the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security that the request has been given.
(3) If the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate gives a technical assistance request, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate must, within 7 days after the request is given, notify the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security that the request has been given.
(4) If the chief officer of an interception agency gives a technical assistance request, the chief officer must, within 7 days after the request is given, notify the Commonwealth Ombudsman that the request has been given.
(5) A failure to comply with subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) does not affect the validity of a technical assistance request.