Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Act 2025 (75 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments commencing with the main amendments

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

127   After subsection 25A(4)

Insert:

(4A) Without limiting subsection (1) or (3), an examiner may prevent an IGIS official from being present during an examination if the examiner is satisfied that the official's attendance would be reasonably likely to prejudice:

(a) the life or safety of a person; or

(b) the effectiveness of the examination.

The official must be provided with an audio-visual recording of the examination as soon as practicable after the end of the examination.

(4B) The IGIS official may be prevented from being present during the examination either:

(a) by written notice given to the official before the examination; or

(b) by notifying the official orally during the examination.

(4C) If the IGIS official is notified orally, the IGIS official must be given a written notice as soon as practicable after the examination.