Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1--ASIO employment etc.                                                                           4

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                         4

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                    4

Part 2--Other amendments                                                                                      12

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975                                                          12

Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989                                                             12

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                         13

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                          13

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                                 14

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013                                                                      15

Surveillance Devices Act 2004                                                                               16

Taxation Administration Act 1953                                                                         16

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979                                 17

Part 3--Transitional and application provisions                                            21

Schedule 2--Powers of the Organisation                                                              25

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  25

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                  25

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                    61

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979                                 61

Part 3--Application, transitional and savings provisions                          62

Schedule 3--Protection for special intelligence operations                         63

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                  63

Schedule 4--ASIO co-operation and information sharing                         76

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                  76

Schedule 5--Activities and functions of Intelligence Services Act 2001 agencies               77

Intelligence Services Act 2001                                                                                77

Schedule 6--Protection of information                                                                  85

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                       85

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                  85

Intelligence Services Act 2001                                                                                91

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                  115

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                             115

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                       115

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                     115

Schedule 7--Renaming of Defence agencies                                                     116

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                     116

Intelligence Services Act 2001                                                                              116

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                  122

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006         122

Archives Act 1983                                                                                                    123

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                              123

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                124

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                       125

Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964                                                                                   126

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                        126

Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                                        127

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010                      129

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                               129

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                     131

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013                                                                    132

Part 3--Transitional provisions                                                                            133

 

 

 

National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2014

No. 108, 2014

 

An Act to amend the law relating to national security and intelligence services, and for related purposes

[Assented to 2 October 2014]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: