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

Schedule 2   Powers of the Organisation

Part 3   Application, transitional and savings provisions

50   Application, transitional and savings provisions

(1) Subject to this item, the amendments made by this Schedule do not apply in relation to:

(a) warrants requested before the commencement of this Schedule; or

(b) warrants issued before the commencement of this Schedule.

(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was approved under subsection 24(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be a person approved under subsection 24(2) of that Act as amended by this Schedule.

(3) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was an authorising officer for the purposes of subsection 24(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be a person appointed under subsection 24(3) of that Act as amended by this Schedule.

(4) Section 34AA of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, as inserted by this Schedule, applies in relation to:

(a) warrants issued, and authorisations given, after the commencement of this Schedule; and

(b) proceedings commenced after that commencement.