National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2014 (108 of 2014)

Schedule 2   Powers of the Organisation

Part 1   Amendments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

8   Section 24

Repeal the section, substitute:

24 Exercise of authority under warrant etc.

Who may exercise authority under warrant etc.

(1) The authority conferred by a relevant warrant or relevant device recovery provision may be exercised on behalf of the Organisation only by:

(a) the Director-General; or

(b) a person approved under subsection (2); or

(c) a person included in a class of persons approved under subsection (2).

Approval of persons authorised to exercise authority under warrant etc.

(2) The Director-General or a person appointed under subsection (3) may, in writing, approve a person, or a class of persons, as people authorised to exercise, on behalf of the Organisation, the authority conferred by relevant warrants or relevant device recovery provisions.

(3) The Director-General may, in writing, appoint a senior position-holder, or a class of senior position-holders, for the purposes of subsection (2).

Definitions

(4) In this section:

relevant device recovery provision means subsection 26B(5) or (6), 27A(3A) or (3B) or 27F(5).

relevant warrant means a warrant issued under this Division or under Division 3.