Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary must give the Minister a report relating to the conduct, progress and outcomes of consultations undertaken by the Department in relation to:
(a) the amendments made by the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Act 2022 ; and
(b) the amendments of this Act made by the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 ;
during a designated reporting period (see subsection (4)).
(2) The Minister must give a copy of a report under subsection (1) to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
(3) A report under subsection (1) must not include personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988 ).
Designated reporting period
(4) For the purposes of this section, designated reporting period means:
(a) the period beginning at the commencement of this section and ending at the earlier of the following times:
(i) the end of the 6 - month period that began at the commencement of this section;
(ii) the time when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security began to conduct a review under section 60B; or
(b) the period beginning immediately after the end of the immediately preceding designated reporting period and ending at the earlier of the following times:
(i) the end of the 6 - month period that began immediately after the end of the immediately preceding designated reporting period;
(ii) the time when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security began to conduct a review under section 60B.