National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Act 2023 (53 of 2023)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 4   Spent convictions

Crimes Act 1914

14   At the end of Subdivision B of Division 6 of Part VIIC

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85ZZJA Further exclusions - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

(1) Division 3 does not apply in relation to:

(a) the disclosure of information to or by ASIO, or an ASIO officer, if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer; or

(b) filing or recording information that comes into the possession of ASIO, or an ASIO officer, if the filing or recording is done for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer; or

(c) the use by ASIO, or an ASIO officer, of information for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer.

(2) In this section:

ASIO means the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.

ASIO officer means:

(a) the Director-General of Security; or

(b) an ASIO employee (within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979); or

(c) an ASIO affiliate (within the meaning of that Act).