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(1) If a journalist information warrant is issued under Subdivision B of Division 4C of Part 4 - 1:
(a) the Director - General of Security must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security; and
(b) the Attorney - General must, as soon as practicable, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant.
(2) If an authorisation under Division 3 of Part 4 - 1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the Director - General of Security must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security.
(3) If:
(a) the Inspector - General gives to the Minister a report under section 22 or 25A of the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 ; and
(b) the report relates (wholly or partly) to one or both of the following:
(i) a journalist information warrant issued to the Organisation;
(ii) one or more authorisations referred to in subsection (2) of this section;
the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of the report to be given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
(4) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Inspector - General on:
(a) a journalist information warrant; or
(b) an authorisation or authorisations;
to which a report referred to in paragraph (3)(b) of this section relates.
Enforcement agencies
(5) If a journalist information warrant is issued to an enforcement agency:
(a) if the agency was the Australian Federal Police:
(i) the Commissioner of Police must, as soon as practicable, give copies of the warrant to the Minister and the Ombudsman; and
(ii) the Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving a copy, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant; and
(b) otherwise--the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Ombudsman.
(6) If an authorisation under Division 4 of Part 4 - 1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Ombudsman.
(7) If:
(a) the Ombudsman gives to the Minister a report under section 186J of this Act; and
(b) the report relates (wholly or partly) to one or both of the following:
(i) a journalist information warrant issued to the Australian Federal Police;
(ii) one or more authorisations, referred to in subsection (6) of this section, that were made by one or more authorised officers of the Australian Federal Police;
the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of the report to be given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
(8) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Ombudsman on:
(a) a journalist information warrant; or
(b) an authorisation or authorisations;
to which a report referred to in paragraph (7)(b) of this section relates.