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Section 6A
If the responsible Minister gives a direction under paragraph 6(1)(e), the Minister must as soon as practicable advise the Committee of the nature of the activity or activities to be undertaken.
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0
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Section 9B (8A)
If the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security produces a report on the legality or compliance with provisions relating to emergency authorisations made by an agency, the Committee must be provided with a copy of the conclusions in the report.
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0
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Section 9C(6)(c)
If the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security produces a report on the legality or compliance with provisions relating to an emergency authorisation by an agency where agreement is not provided by the Attorney-General, Director-General of ASIO, or both, the Committee must be provided with a copy of the conclusions in the report.
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0
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Section 15
If rules governing the manner in which ASIS, ASD or AGO communicate and retain intelligence information concerning Australians change, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security must brief the Committee on their content and effect.
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1
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Privacy rules relating to ASIS have been updated.
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Office of National Intelligence Act 2018
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Number of notifications or reports
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Comments
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Section 53
If rules governing the manner in which ONI collect, handle and retain intelligence information which is identifiable change, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security must brief the Committee on their content and effect.
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1
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ONI has implemented new privacy rules.
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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
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Number of notifications or reports
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Comments
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Section 187B (7)
Minister must give written notice to the Committee of any declaration made to require a service provider to retain data relating to a relevant service.
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Classified information
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Not disclosed in accordance with Schedule 1, Clause 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
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Section 185D(1)(b)
Minister must notify the Committee of any journalist information warrant issued by ASIO.
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Classified information
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Not disclosed in accordance with Schedule 1, Clause 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
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Section 185D(5)(a)(ii)
Minister must notify the Committee of any journalist information warrant issued by a law enforcement agency.
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6
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Section 185D(3)
Any report prepared by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security relating to:
A journalist information warrant issued to ASIO;
An authorisation made under the authority of the warrant.
Minister must provide a copy of the report to the Committee.
Committee may request a briefing by the Inspector-General.
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Classified information
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Not disclosed in accordance with Schedule 1, Clause 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
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Section 185D(7)
Any report prepared by the Ombudsman relating to:
A journalist information warrant issued to the AFP;
An authorisation made under the authority of the warrant.
Minister must provide a copy of the report to the Committee.
Committee may request a briefing by the Ombudsman.
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2
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During the reporting period the Commonwealth Ombudsman published: A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s monitoring of agency access to stored communications and telecommunications data under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979: For the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 and A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979: Compliance with Journalist Information Warrant provisions.
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Australian Citizenship Act 2007
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Number of notifications or reports
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Comments
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Section 51C(1)(a) and (b)
Any attempt by the Minister to give a notice under paragraph 33AA(10)a, 35(4)(a) or 35A(5)(a) that a person’s Australian citizenship has ceased.
Minister must notify the Committee.
Committee may request briefing by the Minister.
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3
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This figure includes a person that, during the reporting period, the Minister initially determined should not be notified of their citizenship cessation, as informing them could prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia. There is therefore some overlap with the figure below.
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Section 51C(1)(c)
Any determination by the Minister under 33AA(12), 35(7) or 35A(7) that a notice should not be given to a person as it could prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia.
Minister must notify the Committee
Committee may request briefing by the Minister.
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9
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As noted above, this figure overlaps with the figure above, as it includes a person who was eventually notified of their citizenship cessation.
As at 30 June 2019, the Committee had received notification that 12 individuals offshore have ceased to be Australian citizens as a result of terrorism-related conduct.
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