Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 185E

The Organisation

  (1)   If:

  (a)   the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security 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 the purpose or manner of access to retained data by means of one or more authorisations under Division   3 of Part   4 - 1 of this Act;

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.

  (2)   The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Inspector - General on the authorisation or authorisations.

Australian Federal Police

  (3)   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 the purpose or manner of access to retained data by means of one or more authorisations under Division   4 or 4A of Part   4 - 1 of this Act; and

  (c)   the authorisation or authorisations 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.

  (4)   The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Ombudsman on the authorisation or authorisations.