Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Act 2018 (25 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

40   After subsection 128(13B)

Insert:

ASD officials

(13BA) The following provisions have effect:

(a) an ASD official may disclose AUSTRAC information to an IGIS official for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the IGIS official's duties in relation to ASD or employees of ASD;

(b) an ASD official may disclose AUSTRAC information to the ASD Minister if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the ASD Minister's responsibilities in relation to ASD;

(c) an ASD official may disclose AUSTRAC information to the Minister responsible for the administration of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of that Minister's functions under that Act;

(d) an ASD official may disclose AUSTRAC information to the Attorney-General if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the Attorney-General's functions under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979;

(e) an ASD official may disclose AUSTRAC information to a Minister who, under section 9A of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, is empowered to issue an authorisation to ASD, if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of that power.