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

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

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