National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Act 2024 (24 of 2024)

Schedule 2   Protecting identities and information

Part 3   Protection from disclosure under Archives Act 1983

Archives Act 1983

36   At the end of section 33

Add:

(6) A reference in this section to:

(a) the Minister administering section 92 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or

(b) the responsible Minister for ASIS (within the meaning of the Intelligence Services Act 2001);

is a reference only to the most senior such Minister.

Note: A reference to a Minister mentioned in this section may include a reference to a person acting as that Minister (see subsection 19(4) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).