Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
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.
Alex Chernov
Administrator
By His Excellency's Command
George Brandis QC
Attorney-General
Contents
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