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Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD

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Review of Division 3 Part III of the ASIO Act 1979 - Questioning and Detention Powers

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Terms of Reference

The Committee is required to review, by 22 January 2006, the operation, effectiveness and implications of:

  1. Division 3 Part III of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
    2. ; and

  2. the amendments made by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003, except item 24 of Schedule 1 to that Act (which included Division 3 Part III in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

The Committee's comments and recommendations are to be reported to each House of Parliament and to the responsible Minister.