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

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Intelligence Services Act 2001

23   At the end of section 13

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Cooperating with authorities of other countries - ASD

(4) Despite paragraph (1)(c), subject to any arrangements made or directions given by the responsible Minister, ASD may, for the purposes of performing its function under paragraph 7(1)(ca), cooperate with authorities of other countries if they are capable of assisting ASD in the performance of its functions.

(5) The Director-General of ASD must, as soon as practicable after each year ending on 30 June, give to the responsible Minister and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security a report about any significant cooperation under this section by ASD with authorities of other countries referred to in subsection (4).

(6) A report under subsection (5):

(a) must be in writing; and

(b) is not a legislative instrument.