Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Robert McClelland MP)Abbreviations used in the Explanatory Memorandum
| ACC | Australian Crime Commission |
| ACC Act | Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 |
| ADJR Act | Administrative Decision (Judicial Review) Act 1977 |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AFP Act | Australian Federal Police Act 1979 |
| AIC | Australian Intelligence Community |
| ALRC | Australian Law Reform Commission |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| ASIS | Australian Secret Intelligence Service |
| AUSTRAC | Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| Charter Act | Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 |
| DIGO | Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation |
| DIO | Defence Intelligence Organisation |
| DSD | Defence Signals Directorate |
| IGIS | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security |
| IGIS Act | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 |
| NSI Act | National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 |
| ONA | Office of National Assessments |
| PJC-ACC | Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission |
| PJCIS | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
| PJC-LE | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement |
| PJC-LE Bill | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010 |
| Sheller Committee | Security Legislation Review Committee |