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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) REGULATION 2015 (SLI NO 26 OF 2015) - NOTES

 

Select Legislative Instrument No. 26, 2015

I, the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 26 March 2015

Alex Chernov

Administrator

By His Excellency's Command

George Brandis QC

Attorney-General

 

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             1

1............ Name................................................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1

4............ Schedules............................................................................................ 1

5............ Purpose and application...................................................................... 1

6............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

7............ References to federal criminal proceeding or civil proceeding............. 4

Part 2--Protection of security classified documents and national security information                6

8............ Creation or preparation of documents relating to security classified documents or national security information     6

9............ Copying security classified documents............................................... 7

10.......... Storage of security classified documents in hard copy form............... 7

11.......... Storage and transmission of security classified documents or national security information in electronic form       9

12.......... Handling security classified documents............................................ 11

13.......... Handling approved information and communications technology equipment           11

14.......... Carrying security classified documents............................................. 12

15.......... Classified document register............................................................. 13

16.......... Security classified documents and national security information to remain in Australia           14

17.......... Return and destruction of security classified documents................... 14

18.......... Return of Commonwealth property relating to security classified documents          15

Part 3--Expected disclosure                                                                                          17

19.......... Notice by prosecutor, defendant or defendant's legal representative of expected disclosure    17

20.......... Notice by party or party's legal representative of expected disclosure 17

Part 4--Application and transitional provisions                                               18

21.......... Application of this instrument........................................................... 18

Schedule 1--Forms                                                                                                     19

Form 1--Notice of expected disclosure of national security information in a federal criminal proceeding                                                                                                                                      19

Form 2--Notice of expected disclosure of national security information in a civil proceeding  21

Schedule 2--Repeals                                                                                                          23

National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulations 2005       23

 


  



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