Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (40 of 2024)

Part 6   Proceedings in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area

Division 1   Preliminary

137   Meaning of relevant body

When this section applies

 

(1) This section applies in relation to a proceeding in the Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area.

Meaning of relevant body

      

(2) The relevant body for a decision mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is the Commonwealth entity or the part of a Commonwealth entity, or the State or Territory government entity, mentioned in column 2 of the item.

Meaning of relevant body

   

Item

Column 1

Decision

Column 2

Relevant body

1

Criminal intelligence assessment

The entity to which the assessment was given

2

Foreign acquisitions and takeovers decision

The agency within the national intelligence community that provided advice to the Treasurer in relation to the decision

3

Preventative detention decision

The agency within the national intelligence community (if any) that provided advice to the Australian Federal Police in relation to the preventative detention order concerned

4

Security assessment

The entity to which the assessment was given

5

Security clearance decision

The sponsoring agency in relation to the security clearance

6

Security clearance suitability assessment

Both:

(a) the security vetting agency to which the assessment was given; and

(b) the sponsoring agency in relation to the security clearance concerned if that agency was given the assessment by ASIO