National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Act 2024 (24 of 2024)

Schedule 2   Protecting identities and information

Part 2   Consolidating secrecy offences

Division 1   Main amendments

Intelligence Services Act 2001

30   Application of amendments

(1) The amendment of section 39, and the repeal of sections 39A, 40 and 40B, of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 made by this Division apply in relation to a communication by a person of any information or matter on or after the commencement of this item, regardless of the following:

(a) whether the information or matter came to the knowledge or into the possession of the person before, on or after that commencement;

(b) if that information or matter had been acquired or prepared by or on behalf of ASIS, AGO, DIO or ASD - whether the information or matter was so acquired or prepared before, on or after that commencement.

(2) The amendment of section 40C, and the repeal of sections 40E, 40G and 40L, of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 made by this Division apply in relation to conduct engaged in by a person in relation to a record on or after the commencement of this item, regardless of the following:

(a) whether the record was obtained by the person before, on or after that commencement;

(b) if that record had been acquired or prepared by or on behalf of ASIS, AGO, DIO or ASD - whether the record was so acquired or prepared before, on or after that commencement.

(3) The amendment of section 40D, and the repeal of sections 40F, 40H and 40M, of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 made by this Division apply in relation to the making of a record of any information or matter by a person on or after the commencement of this item, regardless of the following:

(a) whether the information or matter came to the knowledge or into the possession of the person before, on or after that commencement;

(b) if that information or matter had been acquired or prepared by or on behalf of ASIS, AGO, DIO or ASD - whether the information or matter was so acquired or prepared before, on or after that commencement.