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NATIONAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND OTHER MEASURES NO. 3) ACT 2024 (NO. 24, 2024) - NOTES

No. 24, 2024

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedules

Schedule 1--Security assessments

Part 1--Prescribed administrative action

Division 1--Decisions relating to parole, firearm licences and security guard licences

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Division 2--Regulations to prescribe actions as prescribed administrative action

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Part 2--Security assessments and preliminary communications

Division 1--Decisions under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Division 2--Clarification of effect of definitions on certain security assessments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Division 3--Preliminary communications to States

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Division 4--Temporary actions by Commonwealth agencies

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Part 3--Delayed security assessments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Schedule 2--Protecting identities and information

Part 1--Cover employment

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Intelligence Services Act 2001

Part 2--Consolidating secrecy offences

Division 1--Main amendments

Intelligence Services Act 2001

Division 2--Consequential amendments

Privacy Act 1988

Part 3--Protection from disclosure under Archives Act 1983

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

Archives Act 1983

Part 4--Protecting the identity of ASIO employees and ASIO affiliates

Division 1--Main amendments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Division 2--Consequential amendments

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

Business Names Registration Act 2011

Commonwealth Registers Act 2020

Corporations Act 2001

Criminal Code Act 1995

Freedom of Information Act 1982

National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

Privacy Act 1988

Schedule 3--Authorisations for intelligence activities

Part 1--Sequencing of ministerial authorisations and clarifying references to persons

Intelligence Services Act 2001

Part 2--References to Attorney-General not to include junior Minister

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

Part 3--Applicant for special intelligence operation authority

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Schedule 4--Security vetting and security clearance related activities

Part 1--Security clearance suitability assessments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Part 2--Delayed assessments and security clearance decisions

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Act 2024

No. 24, 2024

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

[Assented to 21 May 2024]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: