Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (98 of 2021)

Schedule 2   Network activity warrants

Part 2   Consequential amendments

Ombudsman Act 1976

85   After section 5A

Insert:

5B Transfer of complaints from the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

A complaint is taken to have been made under this Act in respect of action taken by:

(a) ACC (except action taken by an examiner of ACC performing functions or exercising powers as an examiner); or

(b) the Australian Federal Police;

if the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security transfers all or part of the complaint to the Ombudsman under section 32AD of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986.

Note: A complaint or part of a complaint can also be transferred from the Ombudsman to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security under section 6F of this Act.