Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Act 2018 (25 of 2018)
Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 1 Main amendments
Intelligence Services Act 2001
13 At the end of section 7
Add:
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(ca), material, advice and other assistance may be provided to the following:
(a) a Commonwealth authority;
(b) a State authority;
(c) a foreign person or entity;
(d) any other person or body if:
(i) the material, advice and other assistance are provided for the purpose of protecting or facilitating trade and commerce with other countries, among the States, between Territories or between a Territory and a State, or outside Australia; or
(ii) the material, advice and other assistance are provided by way of a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or
(iii) the information was obtained or generated in the operation of a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution).
Note: For State authority , see section 3.